#156D79#156D79

#156D79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.079 H 209.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D79
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 121)
HSL	hsl(187, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(187, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, -20.04, -13.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 24.31, 214.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% -0.0691 -0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.079 209)
XYZ	xyz(9.2276, 12.4760, 20.0072)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D79 #792115

analogous

#157953 #156D79 #153B79

triadic

#156D79 #79156D #6D7915

tetradic

#156D79 #531579 #792115 #3B7915

square

#156D79 #531579 #792115 #3B7915

split-complementary

#156D79 #79153B #795315

monochromatic

#05171A #0C3E45 #156D79 #1E9CAD #2EC6DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#156D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#156D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D79

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D79	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62697A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.079 209.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66979f',
    500: '#156d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d79;
$custom-light: #66979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.2,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49188,
    "c": 0.07905,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.12477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D79

secondary

#AF493B

accent

#503BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D79

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

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