#259FB0#259FB0
#259FB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.103 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #259FB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 159, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 9.7%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.18, -26.11, -18.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.18, 31.77, 214.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.65% -0.0902 -0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.65% 0.103 209.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9941, 28.3216, 45.4260) |
| Luminance | 0.2832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.45
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.94
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#259FB0 #B03625
analogous
#25B07C #259FB0 #255AB0
triadic
#259FB0 #B0259F #9FB025
tetradic
#259FB0 #7C25B0 #B03625 #5AB025
square
#259FB0 #7C25B0 #B03625 #5AB025
split-complementary
#259FB0 #B0255A #B07C25
monochromatic
#10444B #1A717D #259FB0 #3CC3D6 #6FD3E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#259FB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#259FB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #259FB0
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##259FB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##259FB0 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9099B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #259fb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 159, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.103 209.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbc7',
500: '#259fb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #259fb0; $custom-light: #78bbc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#259fb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 159,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.338,
"s": 65.258,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64654,
"c": 0.10331,
"h": 209.2
},
"luminance": 0.28324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#259FB0
secondary
#C7756A
accent
#5440E8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182