#156C5B#156C5B

#156C5B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.083 H 175.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C5B
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 91)
HSL	hsl(168, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(168, 81%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 0%, 15.7%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, -29.10, 2.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 29.20, 175.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% -0.0827 0.006)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.083 175.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.5592, 11.6390, 11.7436)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C5B #6C1526

analogous

#156C2F #156C5B #15516C

triadic

#156C5B #5B156C #6C5B15

tetradic

#156C5B #2F156C #6C1526 #516C15

square

#156C5B #2F156C #6C1526 #516C15

split-complementary

#156C5B #6C1551 #6C2F15

monochromatic

#051A16 #0B3930 #156C5B #1F9F86 #29D2B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#156C5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#156C5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C5B

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C5B	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68655A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5C5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.083 175.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639789',
    500: '#156c5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c5b;
$custom-light: #639789;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.276,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47781,
    "c": 0.08297,
    "h": 175.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C5B

secondary

#A33A4F

accent

#3D5FEA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C5B

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

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