#156A55#156A55

#156A55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.085 H 171.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156A55
RGB	rgb(21, 106, 85)
HSL	hsl(165, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(165, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 19.8%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, -29.86, 4.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 30.25, 170.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.03% -0.0837 0.0124)
OKLCH	oklch(47.03% 0.085 171.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.1021, 11.1225, 10.3651)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156A55 #6A152A

analogous

#156A2A #156A55 #15556A

triadic

#156A55 #55156A #6A5515

tetradic

#156A55 #2A156A #6A152A #556A15

square

#156A55 #2A156A #6A152A #556A15

split-complementary

#156A55 #6A1555 #6A2A15

monochromatic

#051A14 #0B372C #156A55 #1F9D7E #29D0A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#156A55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#156A55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156A55

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156A55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156A55	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666254

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5A56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156a55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 106, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.085 171.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629584',
    500: '#156a55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156a55;
$custom-light: #629584;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156a55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.176,
    "s": 66.929,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4703,
    "c": 0.08461,
    "h": 171.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156A55

secondary

#A13A53

accent

#3E68EA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156A55

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

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