#156161#156161

#156161 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.070 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156161
RGB	rgb(21, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(180, 64%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(180, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 0%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, -21.75, -6.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 22.70, 196.61°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% -0.0676 -0.018)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.07 195)
XYZ	xyz(6.7406, 9.5711, 12.7991)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156161 #611515

analogous

#15613B #156161 #153B61

triadic

#156161 #611561 #616115

tetradic

#156161 #3B1561 #611515 #3B6115

square

#156161 #3B1561 #611515 #3B6115

split-complementary

#156161 #61153B #613B15

monochromatic

#051919 #0A2F2F #156161 #209393 #2BC6C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#156161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#156161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156161

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156161	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5C61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5462

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.070 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618e8d',
    500: '#156161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156161;
$custom-light: #618e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 64.407,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44928,
    "c": 0.06993,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.09572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156161

secondary

#983A3A

accent

#4040E7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #156161

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

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