#256e6e

Color #256e6e

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class teal-700 #00786f · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#256e6e

RGB

rgb(37, 110, 110)

HSL

hsl(180, 49.7%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 66.4%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(42.26, -21.95, -6.63)

LCH

lch(42.26, 22.93, 196.81)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.0706, 195.1)

HWB

hwb(180, 14.5%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e2525

Analogous

#256e49

#256e6e

#25496e

Triadic

#256e6e

#6e256e

#6e6e25

Split-complementary

#256e6e

#6e2549

#6e4925

Tetradic

#256e6e

#25256e

#6e2525

#6e6e25

Square

#256e6e

#49256e

#6e2525

#496e25

Shades

Color #256e6e mixed toward black.

#1f5c5c

#194949

#123737

#0c2525

#061212

Tints

Color #256e6e mixed toward white.

#349b9b

#4ac2c2

#77d1d1

#a4e1e1

#d2f0f0

Tones

Color #256e6e mixed toward gray.

#2b6868

#316262

#375c5c

#3d5656

#435050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f506e · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#4b456e · ΔE 29.1

Tritanopia

#2c6e6e · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #256e6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#256e6e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#256e6e (#256e6e) is rgb(37, 110, 110) in RGB.

No, #256e6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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