#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
RGB	rgb(21, 105, 89)
HSL	hsl(169, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(169, 80%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 0%, 15.2%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.55, -28.25, 2.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.55, 28.33, 175.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% -0.0805 0.0051)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.081 176.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.1631, 10.9830, 11.1917)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##156959	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #156959

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

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