#156C78#156C78

#156C78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.078 H 209.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C78
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 120)
HSL	hsl(187, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(187, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.5%, 10%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, -19.84, -13.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 24.13, 214.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% -0.0685 -0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.078 209.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0605, 12.2395, 19.6506)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C78 #782115

analogous

#157853 #156C78 #153A78

triadic

#156C78 #78156C #6C7815

tetradic

#156C78 #531578 #782115 #3A7815

square

#156C78 #531578 #782115 #3A7815

split-complementary

#156C78 #78153A #785315

monochromatic

#05171A #0C3D44 #156C78 #1E9BAC #2DC5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#156C78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#156C78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C78

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C78	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616879

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545E78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.078 209.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66969f',
    500: '#156c78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c78;
$custom-light: #66969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.273,
    "s": 70.213,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48877,
    "c": 0.07847,
    "h": 209.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C78

secondary

#AE493B

accent

#503BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C78

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

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