#259FA8#259FA8
#259FA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.101 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259FA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 159, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.90, -28.65, -14.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.90, 31.89, 206.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.34% -0.0936 -0.0389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.34% 0.101 202.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2258, 28.0142, 41.3795) |
| Luminance | 0.2802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.47
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.56
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.01
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259FA8 #A82E25
analogous
#25A86F #259FA8 #255EA8
triadic
#259FA8 #A8259F #9FA825
tetradic
#259FA8 #6F25A8 #A82E25 #5EA825
square
#259FA8 #6F25A8 #A82E25 #5EA825
split-complementary
#259FA8 #A8255E #A86F25
monochromatic
#0F4044 #1A7076 #259FA8 #37C8D3 #69D6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#259FA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#259FA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259FA8
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259FA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259FA8 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9298A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808BA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259fa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 159, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.101 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bcc1',
500: '#259fa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259fa8; $custom-light: #77bcc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259fa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 159,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.122,
"s": 63.902,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64338,
"c": 0.10138,
"h": 202.6
},
"luminance": 0.28017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259FA8
secondary
#C46B65
accent
#4C41E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181