#156B5B#156B5B

#156B5B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.082 H 176.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B5B
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 91)
HSL	hsl(169, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(169, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 15%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, -28.62, 1.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 28.69, 176.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.5% -0.0817 0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(47.5% 0.082 176.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.4543, 11.4292, 11.7087)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B5B #6B1525

analogous

#156B30 #156B5B #15506B

triadic

#156B5B #5B156B #6B5B15

tetradic

#156B5B #30156B #6B1525 #506B15

square

#156B5B #30156B #6B1525 #506B15

split-complementary

#156B5B #6B1550 #6B3015

monochromatic

#051A16 #0B382F #156B5B #1F9E87 #29D1B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#156B5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#156B5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B5B

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B5B	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67645A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5C5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.082 176.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639689',
    500: '#156b5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b5b;
$custom-light: #639689;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.837,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47501,
    "c": 0.0818,
    "h": 176.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B5B

secondary

#A23A4D

accent

#3E5EEA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B5B

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

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