#156969#156969

#156969 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.075 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156969
RGB	rgb(21, 105, 105)
HSL	hsl(180, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(180, 80%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 0%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, -23.30, -6.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 24.31, 196.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% -0.0724 -0.0193)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.075 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.9095, 11.2815, 15.1226)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156969 #691515

analogous

#15693F #156969 #153F69

triadic

#156969 #691569 #696915

tetradic

#156969 #3F1569 #691515 #3F6915

square

#156969 #3F1569 #691515 #3F6915

split-complementary

#156969 #69153F #693F15

monochromatic

#051A1A #0B3636 #156969 #1F9C9C #29CFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#156969 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#156969 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156969

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156969	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156969	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626369

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565B6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156969;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 105, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.075 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649493',
    500: '#156969',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156969;
$custom-light: #649493;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156969",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47447,
    "c": 0.07493,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156969

secondary

#A03A3A

accent

#3E3EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156969

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

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