#156C77#156C77

#156C77 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.078 H 208.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C77
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 119)
HSL	hsl(187, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(187, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 9.2%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.56, -20.19, -13.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.56, 24.11, 213.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% -0.069 -0.0367)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.078 208)
XYZ	xyz(9.0001, 12.2153, 19.3326)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C77 #772015

analogous

#157751 #156C77 #153B77

triadic

#156C77 #77156C #6C7715

tetradic

#156C77 #511577 #772015 #3B7715

square

#156C77 #511577 #772015 #3B7715

split-complementary

#156C77 #77153B #775115

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3D43 #156C77 #1E9BAB #2DC6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#156C77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#156C77 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C77

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C77	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626878

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555E77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.078 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66969e',
    500: '#156c77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c77;
$custom-light: #66969e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.735,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48834,
    "c": 0.07813,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.12216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C77

secondary

#AD483B

accent

#4F3BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C77

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

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