#156D74#156D74

#156D74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.078 H 203.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D74
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 116)
HSL	hsl(184, 69%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(184, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 6%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, -21.74, -11.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 24.38, 206.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0714 -0.0307)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.078 203.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.9289, 12.3565, 18.4341)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D74 #741C15

analogous

#15744C #156D74 #153E74

triadic

#156D74 #74156D #6D7415

tetradic

#156D74 #4C1574 #741C15 #3E7415

square

#156D74 #4C1574 #741C15 #3E7415

split-complementary

#156D74 #74153E #744C15

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3C40 #156D74 #1E9EA8 #2BCCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#156D74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#156D74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D74

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D74	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646875

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575F74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.078 203.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66979c',
    500: '#156d74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d74;
$custom-light: #66979c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.421,
    "s": 69.343,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48976,
    "c": 0.07772,
    "h": 203.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D74

secondary

#AA433B

accent

#493CEC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D74

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

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