#256262

Color #256262

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#256262

RGB

rgb(37, 98, 98)

HSL

hsl(180, 45.2%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 62.2%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(37.86, -19.29, -5.87)

LCH

lch(37.86, 20.16, 196.93)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0621, 195.22)

HWB

hwb(180, 14.5%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#622525

Analogous

#256244

#256262

#254462

Triadic

#256262

#622562

#626225

Split-complementary

#256262

#622544

#624425

Tetradic

#256262

#252562

#622525

#626225

Square

#256262

#442562

#622525

#446225

Shades

Color #256262 mixed toward black.

#1f5252

#194141

#133131

#0c2121

#061010

Tints

Color #256262 mixed toward white.

#368f8f

#4abbbb

#77cccc

#a4dddd

#d2eeee

Tones

Color #256262 mixed toward gray.

#2a5d5d

#2f5858

#345353

#394e4e

#3e4949

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3:1

White text reads better on this background (7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474862 · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#443f62 · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#2b6262 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #256262;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#256262]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#256262 (#256262) is rgb(37, 98, 98) in RGB.

No, #256262 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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