#15696B#15696B

#15696B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.075 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#15696B
RGB	rgb(21, 105, 107)
HSL	hsl(181, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(181, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, -22.65, -8.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 24.04, 199.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% -0.0714 -0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.075 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0135, 11.3231, 15.6703)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#15696B #6B1715

analogous

#156B42 #15696B #153E6B

triadic

#15696B #6B1569 #696B15

tetradic

#15696B #42156B #6B1715 #3E6B15

square

#15696B #42156B #6B1715 #3E6B15

split-complementary

#15696B #6B153E #6B4215

monochromatic

#05191A #0B3738 #15696B #1F9B9E #29CDD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#15696B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#15696B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #15696B

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##15696B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##15696B	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61646B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555B6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #15696b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 105, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.075 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649495',
    500: '#15696b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #15696b;
$custom-light: #649495;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#15696b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.395,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47525,
    "c": 0.07484,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#15696B

secondary

#A23D3A

accent

#423EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #15696B

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

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