#156D5B#156D5B

#156D5B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.084 H 175.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D5B
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 91)
HSL	hsl(168, 68%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(168, 81%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 0%, 16.5%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, -29.57, 2.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 29.72, 174.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% -0.0838 0.0073)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.084 175)
XYZ	xyz(7.6652, 11.8511, 11.7790)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D5B #6D1527

analogous

#156D2F #156D5B #15536D

triadic

#156D5B #5B156D #6D5B15

tetradic

#156D5B #2F156D #6D1527 #536D15

square

#156D5B #2F156D #6D1527 #536D15

split-complementary

#156D5B #6D1553 #6D2F15

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B3A30 #156D5B #1FA086 #29D4B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#156D5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#156D5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D5B

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D5B	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69655A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5D5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.084 175.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639789',
    500: '#156d5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d5b;
$custom-light: #639789;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.727,
    "s": 67.692,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48061,
    "c": 0.08417,
    "h": 175
  },
  "luminance": 0.11852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D5B

secondary

#A33A50

accent

#3D61EB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D5B

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

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