#156B5A#156B5A

#156B5A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.082 H 175.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B5A
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 90)
HSL	hsl(168, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(168, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 15.9%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, -28.91, 2.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 29.02, 175.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% -0.0822 0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.082 175.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.4115, 11.4121, 11.4830)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B5A #6B1526

analogous

#156B2F #156B5A #15516B

triadic

#156B5A #5A156B #6B5A15

tetradic

#156B5A #2F156B #6B1526 #516B15

square

#156B5A #2F156B #6B1526 #516B15

split-complementary

#156B5A #6B1551 #6B2F15

monochromatic

#051A16 #0B382F #156B5A #1F9E85 #29D1B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#156B5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#156B5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B5A

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B5A	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)

#676459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5C5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.082 175.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639688',
    500: '#156b5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b5a;
$custom-light: #639688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.14,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47468,
    "c": 0.08242,
    "h": 175.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B5A

secondary

#A23A4F

accent

#3E60EA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B5A

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

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