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#255B68

#255b68 ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#255b68 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.69% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.42% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 191.64°, with 47.52% saturation and 27.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0887

Complementary

  1. #255b68
  2. #683225

Split complementary

  1. #255b68
  2. #68253a
  3. #685425

Analogous

  1. #256854
  2. #255b68
  3. #253a68

Triadic

  1. #255b68
  2. #68255b
  3. #5b6825

Tetradic

  1. #255b68
  2. #322568
  3. #683225
  4. #5b6825

Square

  1. #255b68
  2. #542568
  3. #683225
  4. #3a6825

Monochromatic

  1. #050d0f
  2. #112a30
  3. #255b68
  4. #398ca0
  5. #60b2c6

Shades

#255b68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255b68
  2. #21525e
  3. #1e4953
  4. #1a4049
  5. #16373e
  6. #132e34
  7. #0f242a
  8. #0b1b1f
  9. #071215
  10. #04090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#255b68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255b68
  2. #3b6b77
  3. #517c86
  4. #668c95
  5. #7c9da4
  6. #92adb4
  7. #a8bdc3
  8. #beced2
  9. #d3dee1
  10. #e9eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255b68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255b68
  2. #2e5f6a
  3. #37626d
  4. #40666f
  5. #496a72
  6. #536e74
  7. #5c7176
  8. #657579
  9. #6e797b
  10. #777c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46575d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525869 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #485168 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00605f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445968 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5568 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #065e63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255b68 {
  color: #255b68;
}
Background
.bg-255b68 {
  background-color: #255b68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255b68 {
  border: 2px solid #255b68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255b68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 91 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 48% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255b68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255b68, #253a68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255b68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 91 104 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.60 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.28 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.28 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.40 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.07 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 11.11 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.85 #daa497 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#255b68  rgb(37, 91, 104)  hsl(192, 48%, 28%)  Midnight Green
#683225  rgb(104, 50, 37)  hsl(12, 48%, 28%)  Caput Mortuum
#68255b  rgb(104, 37, 91)  hsl(312, 48%, 28%)  Byzantium
#5b6825  rgb(91, 104, 37)  hsl(72, 48%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green