#156B77#156B77

#156B77 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.078 H 209.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B77
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 119)
HSL	hsl(187, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(187, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 10.1%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, -19.65, -13.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 23.94, 214.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.57% -0.0679 -0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(48.57% 0.078 209.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8953, 12.0056, 19.2977)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B77 #772115

analogous

#157752 #156B77 #153A77

triadic

#156B77 #77156B #6B7715

tetradic

#156B77 #521577 #772115 #3A7715

square

#156B77 #521577 #772115 #3A7715

split-complementary

#156B77 #77153A #775215

monochromatic

#05171A #0C3C43 #156B77 #1E9AAB #2DC5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#156B77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#156B77 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B77

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B77	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606778

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535D77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.078 209.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66959e',
    500: '#156b77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b77;
$custom-light: #66959e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.347,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48566,
    "c": 0.07789,
    "h": 209.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B77

secondary

#AD493B

accent

#513BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B77

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

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