#156A6E#156A6E
#156A6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.076 H 199.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #156A6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 106, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 68%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 81%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.9%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.56, -22.18, -9.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.56, 24.02, 202.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.92% -0.0711 -0.0256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.92% 0.076 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2765, 11.5923, 16.5502) |
| Luminance | 0.1159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 1.40
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.62
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 4.37
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 4.93
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.03
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#156A6E #6E1915
analogous
#156E45 #156A6E #153D6E
triadic
#156A6E #6E156A #6A6E15
tetradic
#156A6E #45156E #6E1915 #3D6E15
square
#156A6E #45156E #6E1915 #3D6E15
split-complementary
#156A6E #6E153D #6E4515
monochromatic
#05191A #0B383B #156A6E #1F9CA1 #29CDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.33
#156A6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#156A6E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #156A6E
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##156A6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##156A6E | 1.00 | 6.33 | 3.32 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62656E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#555C6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #156a6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 106, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.076 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#649597',
500: '#156a6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #156a6e; $custom-light: #649597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#156a6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 106,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.697,
"s": 67.939,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47918,
"c": 0.07554,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.11593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#156A6E
secondary
#A43F3A
accent
#453DEB
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#EBF1F2
border
#C6CBCC
text
#060D0D
muted
#7A7E7E