#156979#156979

#156979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.078 H 214.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156979
RGB	rgb(21, 105, 121)
HSL	hsl(190, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(190, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, -17.86, -15.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 23.83, 221.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% -0.0649 -0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.078 214.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8105, 11.6420, 19.8682)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156979 #792515

analogous

#157957 #156979 #153779

triadic

#156979 #791569 #697915

tetradic

#156979 #571579 #792515 #377915

square

#156979 #571579 #792515 #377915

split-complementary

#156979 #791537 #795715

monochromatic

#05171A #0C3C45 #156979 #1E96AD #2EBFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#156979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#156979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156979

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156979	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D657A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505C79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 105, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.078 214.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66949f',
    500: '#156979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156979;
$custom-light: #66949f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.6,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48121,
    "c": 0.07848,
    "h": 214.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156979

secondary

#AF4E3B

accent

#573BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156979

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

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