#156B7B#156B7B
#156B7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.080 H 213.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #156B7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 107, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 71%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 83%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 13%, 0%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.38, -18.25, -15.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.38, 24.18, 221.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.74% -0.0661 -0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.74% 0.08 213.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1406, 12.1037, 20.5896) |
| Luminance | 0.1211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 4.77
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.06
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 6.77
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 6.89
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#156B7B #7B2515
analogous
#157B58 #156B7B #15387B
triadic
#156B7B #7B156B #6B7B15
tetradic
#156B7B #58157B #7B2515 #387B15
square
#156B7B #58157B #7B2515 #387B15
split-complementary
#156B7B #7B1538 #7B5815
monochromatic
#04171A #0C3E47 #156B7B #1E98AF #2FC0DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.14
#156B7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#156B7B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #156B7B
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##156B7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##156B7B | 1.00 | 6.14 | 3.42 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F677C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#525D7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007170
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #156b7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.080 213.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6695a1',
500: '#156b7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #156b7b; $custom-light: #6695a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#156b7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 107,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.412,
"s": 70.833,
"l": 28.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48743,
"c": 0.0796,
"h": 213.8
},
"luminance": 0.12105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#156B7B
secondary
#B04E3B
accent
#563AEE
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#EBF1F2
border
#C6CBCC
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7E