#156B69#156B69

#156B69 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.076 H 192.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B69
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 105)
HSL	hsl(179, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(179, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 1.9%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, -24.33, -5.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 25.04, 193.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48% -0.0746 -0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.076 192.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1156, 11.6937, 15.1913)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B69 #6B1517

analogous

#156B3E #156B69 #15426B

triadic

#156B69 #69156B #6B6915

tetradic

#156B69 #3E156B #6B1517 #426B15

square

#156B69 #3E156B #6B1517 #426B15

split-complementary

#156B69 #6B1542 #6B3E15

monochromatic

#051A19 #0B3837 #156B69 #1F9E9B #29D1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#156B69 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#156B69 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B69

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B69	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B69	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646569

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585C6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b69;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.076 192.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649693',
    500: '#156b69',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b69;
$custom-light: #649693;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b69",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.605,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47995,
    "c": 0.07637,
    "h": 192.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B69

secondary

#A23A3D

accent

#3E42EA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B69

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

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