#255D79 Color

#255D79 is rgb(37, 93, 121) in RGB and hsl(200, 53%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#255D79

HEX#255D79

RGBrgb(37, 93, 121)

HSLhsl(200, 53%, 31%)

HSVhsv(200, 69%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.074 233.5)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 23%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #255D79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #255D79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#255D79 Complementary#794125 Analogous#25796B Analogous#253379 Triadic#79255D Triadic#5D7925

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #255D79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#317BA0 #3C96C3 #63ABCF #86BEDA #ADD3E6 #D0E6F1

Shades

#205169 #1C455A #17394A #13303E #0E242F #0A181F

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