#259DB0#259DB0

#259DB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.103 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#259DB0
RGB	rgb(37, 157, 176)
HSL	hsl(188, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.56, -25.10, -19.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.56, 31.50, 217.19°)
OKLab	oklab(64.16% -0.0882 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(64.16% 0.103 211)
XYZ	xyz(20.6530, 27.6393, 45.3123)
Luminance	0.2764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#259DB0 #B03825

analogous

#25B07D #259DB0 #2558B0

triadic

#259DB0 #B0259D #9DB025

tetradic

#259DB0 #7D25B0 #B03825 #58B025

square

#259DB0 #7D25B0 #B03825 #58B025

split-complementary

#259DB0 #B02558 #B07D25

monochromatic

#10434B #1A707D #259DB0 #3CC1D6 #6FD1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#259DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.53

#259DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #259DB0

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##259DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##259DB0	1.00	3.22	6.53	6.53
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #259db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 157, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.103 211.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bac7',
    500: '#259db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #259db0;
$custom-light: #78bac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#259db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.201,
    "s": 65.258,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64155,
    "c": 0.10294,
    "h": 211
  },
  "luminance": 0.27642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#259DB0

secondary

#C7766A

accent

#5740E8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #259DB0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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