#156159#156159

#156159 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.072 H 184.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156159
RGB	rgb(21, 97, 89)
HSL	hsl(174, 64%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(174, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 0%, 8.2%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.80, -24.31, -1.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.80, 24.38, 184.53°)
OKLab	oklab(44.63% -0.0716 -0.0056)
OKLCH	oklch(44.63% 0.072 184.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.3863, 9.4293, 10.9327)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156159 #61151D

analogous

#156133 #156159 #154361

triadic

#156159 #591561 #615915

tetradic

#156159 #331561 #61151D #436115

square

#156159 #331561 #61151D #436115

split-complementary

#156159 #611543 #613315

monochromatic

#051917 #0A2F2B #156159 #209387 #2BC6B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#156159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#156159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156159

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156159	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51535A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 97, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.072 184.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618e87',
    500: '#156159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156159;
$custom-light: #618e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.684,
    "s": 64.407,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44626,
    "c": 0.07182,
    "h": 184.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156159

secondary

#983A44

accent

#4052E7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#050C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156159

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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