#156565#156565

#156565 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.072 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156565
RGB	rgb(21, 101, 101)
HSL	hsl(180, 66%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(180, 79%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 0%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.56, -22.53, -6.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.56, 23.51, 196.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.19% -0.07 -0.0187)
OKLCH	oklch(46.19% 0.072 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.3108, 10.4055, 13.9325)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156565 #651515

analogous

#15653D #156565 #153D65

triadic

#156565 #651565 #656515

tetradic

#156565 #3D1565 #651515 #3D6515

square

#156565 #3D1565 #651515 #3D6515

split-complementary

#156565 #65153D #653D15

monochromatic

#051919 #0A3232 #156565 #209898 #2ACACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#156565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#156565 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156565

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156565	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6065

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525766

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 101, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.072 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639190',
    500: '#156565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156565;
$custom-light: #639190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46191,
    "c": 0.07245,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156565

secondary

#9C3A3A

accent

#3F3FE9

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #156565

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

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