#156C79#156C79

#156C79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.079 H 210.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C79
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 121)
HSL	hsl(188, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(188, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 10.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, -19.50, -14.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 24.16, 216.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% -0.0681 -0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.079 210.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1215, 12.2639, 19.9719)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C79 #792215

analogous

#157954 #156C79 #153A79

triadic

#156C79 #79156C #6C7915

tetradic

#156C79 #541579 #792215 #3A7915

square

#156C79 #541579 #792215 #3A7915

split-complementary

#156C79 #79153A #795415

monochromatic

#05171A #0C3D45 #156C79 #1E9BAD #2EC4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#156C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#156C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C79

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C79	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61687A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.079 210.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66969f',
    500: '#156c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c79;
$custom-light: #66969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.8,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48921,
    "c": 0.07885,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C79

secondary

#AF4A3B

accent

#523BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C79

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

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