#256c77

Color #256c77

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 13.22 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#256c77

RGB

rgb(37, 108, 119)

HSL

hsl(188, 52.6%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188, 68.9%, 46.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 53.3%)

LAB

lab(41.92, -18, -12.59)

LCH

lch(41.92, 21.97, 214.97)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0709, 209.56)

HWB

hwb(188, 14.5%, 53.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#773025

Analogous

#257759

#256c77

#254377

Triadic

#256c77

#77256c

#6c7725

Split-complementary

#256c77

#772543

#775925

Tetradic

#256c77

#302577

#773025

#6c7725

Square

#256c77

#592577

#773025

#437725

Shades

Color #256c77 mixed toward black.

#1f5a63

#19484f

#12363c

#0c2428

#061214

Tints

Color #256c77 mixed toward white.

#3395a4

#4bb7c7

#78c9d5

#a5dbe3

#d2edf1

Tones

Color #256c77 mixed toward gray.

#2c6770

#336269

#3a5d63

#40585c

#475355

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e74 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#4a4474 · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#2c7272 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #256c77;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#256c77]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#256c77 (#256c77) is rgb(37, 108, 119) in RGB.

No, #256c77 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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