#156A59#156A59

#156A59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.082 H 175.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156A59
RGB	rgb(21, 106, 89)
HSL	hsl(168, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(168, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 16%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.90, -28.73, 2.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.90, 28.84, 174.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% -0.0816 0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.082 175.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2655, 11.1879, 11.2258)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156A59 #6A1526

analogous

#156A2F #156A59 #15516A

triadic

#156A59 #59156A #6A5915

tetradic

#156A59 #2F156A #6A1526 #516A15

square

#156A59 #2F156A #6A1526 #516A15

split-complementary

#156A59 #6A1551 #6A2F15

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B372E #156A59 #1F9D84 #29D0AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#156A59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#156A59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156A59

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156A59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156A59	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666358

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5B5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156a59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 106, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.082 175.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629587',
    500: '#156a59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156a59;
$custom-light: #629587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156a59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 66.929,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47156,
    "c": 0.08185,
    "h": 175.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156A59

secondary

#A13A4F

accent

#3E60EA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156A59

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

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