#156D7B#156D7B
#156D7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.080 H 211.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #156D7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 109, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 71%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 83%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, -19.34, -14.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 24.39, 217.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.28% -0.0682 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.28% 0.08 211.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3515, 12.5256, 20.6599) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.02
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.30
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.83
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 5.94
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.64
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#156D7B #7B2315
analogous
#157B56 #156D7B #153A7B
triadic
#156D7B #7B156D #6D7B15
tetradic
#156D7B #56157B #7B2315 #3A7B15
square
#156D7B #56157B #7B2315 #3A7B15
split-complementary
#156D7B #7B153A #7B5615
monochromatic
#04171A #0C3F47 #156D7B #1E9BAF #2FC4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#156D7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#156D7B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #156D7B
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##156D7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##156D7B | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62697C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#545F7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007371
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #156d7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.080 211.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6797a1',
500: '#156d7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #156d7b; $custom-light: #6797a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#156d7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 109,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.235,
"s": 70.833,
"l": 28.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49275,
"c": 0.07981,
"h": 211.3
},
"luminance": 0.12527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#156D7B
secondary
#B04B3B
accent
#533AEE
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#EBF2F2
border
#C6CCCC
text
#070D0E
muted
#7A7E7E