#156559#156559

#156559 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.076 H 180.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156559
RGB	rgb(21, 101, 89)
HSL	hsl(171, 66%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(171, 79%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 0%, 11.9%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, -26.31, 0.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 26.31, 179.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.75% -0.0761 -0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(45.75% 0.076 180.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.7652, 10.1872, 11.0590)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156559 #651521

analogous

#156531 #156559 #154965

triadic

#156559 #591565 #655915

tetradic

#156559 #311565 #651521 #496515

square

#156559 #311565 #651521 #496515

split-complementary

#156559 #651549 #653115

monochromatic

#051916 #0A322C #156559 #209886 #2ACAB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#156559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#156559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156559

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156559	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605E59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56575A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 101, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.076 180.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#619187',
    500: '#156559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156559;
$custom-light: #619187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45751,
    "c": 0.07607,
    "h": 180.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156559

secondary

#9C3A49

accent

#3F59E9

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156559

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

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