#156B79#156B79

#156B79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.079 H 211.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B79
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 121)
HSL	hsl(188, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(188, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, -18.96, -14.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 24.03, 217.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% -0.067 -0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.079 211.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0166, 12.0542, 19.9369)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B79 #792315

analogous

#157955 #156B79 #153979

triadic

#156B79 #79156B #6B7915

tetradic

#156B79 #551579 #792315 #397915

square

#156B79 #551579 #792315 #397915

split-complementary

#156B79 #791539 #795515

monochromatic

#05171A #0C3D45 #156B79 #1E99AD #2EC2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#156B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#156B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B79

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B79	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60677A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535D79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.079 211.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66959f',
    500: '#156b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b79;
$custom-light: #66959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.4,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48654,
    "c": 0.07867,
    "h": 211.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B79

secondary

#AF4B3B

accent

#543BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B79

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

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