#156D6B#156D6B

#156D6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.078 H 192.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D6B
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 107)
HSL	hsl(179, 68%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(179, 81%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 0%, 1.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, -24.71, -6.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 25.44, 193.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% -0.0757 -0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.078 192.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4305, 12.1572, 15.8093)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D6B #6D1517

analogous

#156D3F #156D6B #15436D

triadic

#156D6B #6B156D #6D6B15

tetradic

#156D6B #3F156D #6D1517 #436D15

square

#156D6B #3F156D #6D1517 #436D15

split-complementary

#156D6B #6D1543 #6D3F15

monochromatic

#051A19 #0B3A39 #156D6B #1FA09D #29D4D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#156D6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#156D6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D6B

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D6B	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66676B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.078 192.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659795',
    500: '#156d6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d6b;
$custom-light: #659795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.636,
    "s": 67.692,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48619,
    "c": 0.07758,
    "h": 192.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D6B

secondary

#A33A3D

accent

#3D41EB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D6B

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

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