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#259384 Color

#259384 is rgb(37, 147, 132) in RGB, hsl(172, 60%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 0%, 10%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#259384
HEX#259384
RGBrgb(37, 147, 132)
HSLhsl(172, 60%, 36%)
HSVhsv(172, 75%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 10%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.098 181.6)
LABlab(54.79% -34.18 -1.25)
LCHlch(54.79% 34.20 182.10)

What #259384 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #259384, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#259384 Channel Values

How #259384 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 37 · G 147 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 60% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 75% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #259384 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #259384

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #259384; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #259384

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #259384.

How #259384 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#259384
Protanopia#888884
Protanomaly#6E8C84
Deuteranopia#7C7C86
Deuteranomaly#648685
Tritanopia#2D9191
Tritanomaly#2A928C
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #259384 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-259384: #259384;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #259384;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-259384': '#259384' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.576, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_259384">#259384</color>
SVG fillfill="#259384"

More Teal Colors

#259384 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#259384 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #259384?

#259384 is a dark teal — rgb(37, 147, 132) in RGB and hsl(172, 60%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #259384?

#259384 is rgb(37, 147, 132) — red 37, green 147, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #259384?

#259384 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 0%, 10%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #259384 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #259384 scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #259384 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #259384 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkcyan (#008B8B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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