#156D59#156D59

#156D59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.086 H 173.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D59
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 89)
HSL	hsl(166, 68%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(166, 81%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 0%, 18.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.92, -30.14, 4.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.92, 30.42, 172.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48% -0.0849 0.0103)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.086 173.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.5801, 11.8171, 11.3307)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D59 #6D1529

analogous

#156D2D #156D59 #15556D

triadic

#156D59 #59156D #6D5915

tetradic

#156D59 #2D156D #6D1529 #556D15

square

#156D59 #2D156D #6D1529 #556D15

split-complementary

#156D59 #6D1555 #6D2D15

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B3A2F #156D59 #1FA083 #29D4AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#156D59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#156D59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D59

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D59	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5D5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.086 173.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639787',
    500: '#156d59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d59;
$custom-light: #639787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.364,
    "s": 67.692,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47998,
    "c": 0.08551,
    "h": 173.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D59

secondary

#A33A52

accent

#3D65EB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D59

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

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