#156C7B#156C7B

#156C7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.080 H 212.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C7B
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 123)
HSL	hsl(189, 71%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(189, 83%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.9%, 12.2%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, -18.80, -15.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 24.28, 219.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% -0.0672 -0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.08 212.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.2454, 12.3135, 20.6245)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C7B #7B2415

analogous

#157B57 #156C7B #15397B

triadic

#156C7B #7B156C #6C7B15

tetradic

#156C7B #57157B #7B2415 #397B15

square

#156C7B #57157B #7B2415 #397B15

split-complementary

#156C7B #7B1539 #7B5715

monochromatic

#04171A #0C3E47 #156C7B #1E9AAF #2FC2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#156C7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#156C7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C7B

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C7B	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61687C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535E7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.080 212.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6796a1',
    500: '#156c7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c7b;
$custom-light: #6796a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.824,
    "s": 70.833,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49009,
    "c": 0.07968,
    "h": 212.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C7B

secondary

#B04D3B

accent

#553AEE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C7B

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

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