#156B65#156B65

#156B65 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.077 H 187.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B65
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 101)
HSL	hsl(176, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(176, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 5.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, -25.60, -3.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 25.87, 188.20°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% -0.0766 -0.0104)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.077 187.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9148, 11.6134, 14.1339)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B65 #6B151B

analogous

#156B3A #156B65 #15466B

triadic

#156B65 #65156B #6B6515

tetradic

#156B65 #3A156B #6B151B #466B15

square

#156B65 #3A156B #6B151B #466B15

split-complementary

#156B65 #6B1546 #6B3A15

monochromatic

#051A18 #0B3835 #156B65 #1F9E95 #29D1C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#156B65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#156B65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B65

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B65	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656565

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595C66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.077 187.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649690',
    500: '#156b65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b65;
$custom-light: #649690;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.814,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47846,
    "c": 0.07725,
    "h": 187.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B65

secondary

#A23A41

accent

#3E4AEA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B65

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

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