What color is #025E60?

#025E60 is a dark, vivid cyan. In RGB it is rgb(2, 94, 96), and in HSL hsl(181, 96%, 19%).

Is #025E60 accessible as text?

On white, #025E60 has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 2.77:1 (fails). For text placed on #025E60, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #025E60?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is teal-800 (#005F5A).

What colors go well with #025E60?

#025E60 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #5F0302. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #025E60 below.

Is #025E60 good for buttons?

#025E60 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #025E60 — black text only reaches 2.77:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #025E60 the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #025E60 is not the CSS named color darkslategray, but darkslategray (#2F4F4F) is the closest CSS named color.

#025E60 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #025E60

Not just a swatch — here's how #025E60 works with other colors. Named schemes with #025E60 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #025E60 Accent #A6C4BD Surface #E0DABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1D3549

Dark Slate Gray opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #025E60 Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7A94A5 Anchor #2E3236

Dark Slate Gray keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #025E60 Secondary #715017 Surface #E3DCC0 Accent #3A5142 Anchor #552340

Dark Slate Gray plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #025E60 Anchor #382C1E Surface #ECE4D0 Accent #809C72 Secondary #3A3933

Dark Slate Gray anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #025E60 Secondary #687F7F Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Dark Slate Gray is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Dark Slate Gray carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #025E60 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 32/100

Cool

Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.

Softness 40/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 55/100

Moderate

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 11/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 48/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 60/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 20/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 72/100

High

Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.

Surface fit 34/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 81/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #025E60

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People also use #025E60 with

Forest Green Prussian Blue Oxblood Platinum Dark Slate Gray

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 7.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #B9F1F2 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #023E5F — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #025E60 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #025E60;
  --color-base-rgb: 2 94 96;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(43.7% 0.074 197.3);
  --color-50: #F0FEFE;
  --color-100: #D8FDFD;
  --color-200: #B1FAFC;
  --color-300: #7AF3F6;
  --color-400: #4AE6E8;
  --color-500: #26CCCF;
  --color-600: #259B9D;
  --color-700: #216D6E;
  --color-800: #194748;
  --color-900: #122B2C;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  dark-slate-gray: {
    50: '#F0FEFE',
    100: '#D8FDFD',
    200: '#B1FAFC',
    300: '#7AF3F6',
    400: '#4AE6E8',
    500: '#26CCCF',
    600: '#259B9D',
    700: '#216D6E',
    800: '#194748',
    900: '#122B2C',
  },
}

$base: #025E60;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F0FEFE;
$base-100: #D8FDFD;
$base-200: #B1FAFC;
$base-300: #7AF3F6;
$base-400: #4AE6E8;
$base-500: #26CCCF;
$base-600: #259B9D;
$base-700: #216D6E;
$base-800: #194748;
$base-900: #122B2C;
$base-hover: #024B4C;
$base-subtle: #94EDEE;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#025E60",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F0FEFE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#D8FDFD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#B1FAFC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#7AF3F6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#4AE6E8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#26CCCF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#259B9D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#216D6E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#194748",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#122B2C",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #025E60

Color Lab

Pairs with #025E60

UI roles & guardrails

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