#156B76#156B76

#156B76 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.078 H 208.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B76
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 118)
HSL	hsl(187, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(187, 82%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 53.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, -20.00, -13.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 23.92, 213.29°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% -0.0684 -0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.078 208.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8355, 11.9817, 18.9831)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B76 #762015

analogous

#157651 #156B76 #153B76

triadic

#156B76 #76156B #6B7615

tetradic

#156B76 #511576 #762015 #3B7615

square

#156B76 #511576 #762015 #3B7615

split-complementary

#156B76 #76153B #765115

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3C42 #156B76 #1E9AAA #2CC6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#156B76 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#156B76 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B76

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B76	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B76	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616777

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545D76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b76;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.078 208.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66959d',
    500: '#156b76',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b76;
$custom-light: #66959d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b76",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.804,
    "s": 69.784,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48523,
    "c": 0.07755,
    "h": 208.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B76

secondary

#AC483B

accent

#4F3BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B76

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

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