#156B59#156B59

#156B59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.083 H 174.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B59
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 89)
HSL	hsl(167, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(167, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 16.8%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, -29.20, 3.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 29.36, 173.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% -0.0827 0.0077)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.083 174.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3692, 11.3952, 11.2604)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B59 #6B1527

analogous

#156B2E #156B59 #15526B

triadic

#156B59 #59156B #6B5915

tetradic

#156B59 #2E156B #6B1527 #526B15

square

#156B59 #2E156B #6B1527 #526B15

split-complementary

#156B59 #6B1552 #6B2E15

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B382E #156B59 #1F9E84 #29D1AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#156B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#156B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B59

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B59	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5B5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.083 174.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639687',
    500: '#156b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b59;
$custom-light: #639687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.442,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47436,
    "c": 0.08306,
    "h": 174.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B59

secondary

#A23A50

accent

#3E62EA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B59

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

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