#156959#156959

#156959 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.081 H 176.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#156959
RGBrgb(21, 105, 89)
HSLhsl(169, 67%, 25%)
HSVhsv(169, 80%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 15.2%, 58.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.55, -28.25, 2.09)
CIE-LCHlch(39.55, 28.33, 175.76°)
OKLaboklab(46.88% -0.0805 0.0051)
OKLCHoklch(46.88% 0.081 176.4)
XYZxyz(7.1631, 10.9830, 11.1917)
Luminance0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#156959 #691525
analogous
#15692F #156959 #154F69
triadic
#156959 #591569 #695915
tetradic
#156959 #2F1569 #691525 #4F6915
square
#156959 #2F1569 #691525 #4F6915
split-complementary
#156959 #69154F #692F15
monochromatic
#051A16 #0B362E #156959 #1F9C84 #29CFAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57
#156959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20
#156959 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156959
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##156959#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##1569591.006.573.206.57
#FFFFFF6.571.0021.001.00
#0000003.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.571.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#656258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5A5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #156959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 105, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.081 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629487',
    500: '#156959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #156959;
$custom-light: #629487;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#156959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.571,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46875,
    "c": 0.08066,
    "h": 176.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#156959
secondary
#A03A4D
accent
#3E5FEA
background
#F6F9F8
surface
#EBF1EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#060D0B
muted
#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

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#156959 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva