#156B6B#156B6B

#156B6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.076 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B6B
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 107)
HSL	hsl(180, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(180, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, -23.68, -7.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 24.71, 196.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% -0.0736 -0.0196)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.076 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2196, 11.7353, 15.7390)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B6B #6B1515

analogous

#156B40 #156B6B #15406B

triadic

#156B6B #6B156B #6B6B15

tetradic

#156B6B #40156B #6B1515 #406B15

square

#156B6B #40156B #6B1515 #406B15

split-complementary

#156B6B #6B1540 #6B4015

monochromatic

#051A1A #0B3838 #156B6B #1F9E9E #29D1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#156B6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#156B6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B6B

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B6B	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575C6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.076 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649695',
    500: '#156b6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b6b;
$custom-light: #649695;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48072,
    "c": 0.07615,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B6B

secondary

#A23A3A

accent

#3E3EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B6B

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

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