#156251#156251

#156251 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.077 H 174.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156251
RGB	rgb(21, 98, 81)
HSL	hsl(167, 65%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(167, 79%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 0%, 17.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, -27.19, 3.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 27.38, 173.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% -0.0769 0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.077 174.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1614, 9.4881, 9.2897)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156251 #621526

analogous

#15622A #156251 #154C62

triadic

#156251 #511562 #625115

tetradic

#156251 #2A1562 #621526 #4C6215

square

#156251 #2A1562 #621526 #4C6215

split-complementary

#156251 #62154C #622A15

monochromatic

#051915 #0A3027 #156251 #20947B #2BC7A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#156251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#156251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156251

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156251	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5B50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545452

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 98, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.077 174.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#608f81',
    500: '#156251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156251;
$custom-light: #608f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.753,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44637,
    "c": 0.07732,
    "h": 174.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156251

secondary

#993A4F

accent

#4065E8

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#050C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156251

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

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