#156C59#156C59

#156C59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.084 H 173.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C59
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 89)
HSL	hsl(167, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(167, 81%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 0%, 17.6%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, -29.67, 3.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 29.89, 173.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% -0.0838 0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.084 173.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.4741, 11.6049, 11.2953)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C59 #6C1528

analogous

#156C2E #156C59 #15536C

triadic

#156C59 #59156C #6C5915

tetradic

#156C59 #2E156C #6C1528 #536C15

square

#156C59 #2E156C #6C1528 #536C15

split-complementary

#156C59 #6C1553 #6C2E15

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B392F #156C59 #1F9F83 #29D2AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#156C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#156C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C59

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C59	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5C5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.084 173.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639787',
    500: '#156c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c59;
$custom-light: #639787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.897,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47717,
    "c": 0.08428,
    "h": 173.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C59

secondary

#A33A51

accent

#3D63EA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C59

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

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