#156A79#156A79

#156A79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.079 H 212.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156A79
RGB	rgb(21, 106, 121)
HSL	hsl(189, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(189, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 12.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, -18.41, -15.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 23.92, 219.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% -0.066 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.079 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.9130, 11.8469, 19.9024)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156A79 #792415

analogous

#157956 #156A79 #153879

triadic

#156A79 #79156A #6A7915

tetradic

#156A79 #561579 #792415 #387915

square

#156A79 #561579 #792415 #387915

split-complementary

#156A79 #791538 #795615

monochromatic

#05171A #0C3C45 #156A79 #1E98AD #2EC1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#156A79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#156A79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156A79

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156A79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156A79	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F667A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515C79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156a79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 106, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.079 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66959f',
    500: '#156a79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156a79;
$custom-light: #66959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156a79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48387,
    "c": 0.07856,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156A79

secondary

#AF4D3B

accent

#553BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156A79

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

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