#265E50#265E50

#265E50 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.064 H 174.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#265E50
RGB	rgb(38, 94, 80)
HSL	hsl(165, 42%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(165, 60%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 14.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, -22.23, 2.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 22.37, 173.56°)
OKLab	oklab(44.01% -0.0633 0.0063)
OKLCH	oklch(44.01% 0.064 174.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.2493, 8.9961, 8.9949)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#265E50 #5E2634

analogous

#265E34 #265E50 #26505E

triadic

#265E50 #50265E #5E5026

tetradic

#265E50 #34265E #5E2634 #505E26

square

#265E50 #34265E #5E2634 #505E26

split-complementary

#265E50 #5E2650 #5E3426

monochromatic

#091613 #14322B #265E50 #388A75 #49B59A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#265E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#265E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #265E50

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##265E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##265E50	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B584F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525251

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#055F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #265e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 94, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.064 174.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668c81',
    500: '#265e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #265e50;
$custom-light: #668c81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#265e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 42.424,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44005,
    "c": 0.06365,
    "h": 174.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#265E50

secondary

#914F5F

accent

#5675D2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #265E50

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

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