Recognised as Colour
#256D60
- #256D60
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#256D60 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 109, 96 and HSL 169°, 49%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#256D60#256D60
HEX#256D60
RGBrgb(37, 109, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4275, 0.3765
RGB percentages14.5%, 42.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(169.2, 49.3%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 66.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK66.1%, 0%, 11.9%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,452,832
CSS custom property--colour: #256D60;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#DA929F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D2532
Analogous#256D3C, #25566D
Triadic#60256D, #6D6025
Split complementary#6D2556, #6D3C25
Tetradic#3C256D, #6D2532, #566D25
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G109
B96
Red37 (14.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue169.17°
Saturation (HSL)49.32%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 6D · B 60
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