#156D7C#156D7C

#156D7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.080 H 212.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D7C
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 124)
HSL	hsl(189, 71%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(189, 83%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, -19.00, -15.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 24.46, 219.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% -0.0678 -0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.08 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.4144, 12.5508, 20.9912)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D7C #7C2415

analogous

#157C57 #156D7C #15397C

triadic

#156D7C #7C156D #6D7C15

tetradic

#156D7C #57157C #7C2415 #397C15

square

#156D7C #57157C #7C2415 #397C15

split-complementary

#156D7C #7C1539 #7C5715

monochromatic

#04171A #0C3F48 #156D7C #1E9BB0 #30C3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#156D7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#156D7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D7C

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D7C	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61697D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545F7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.080 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6797a2',
    500: '#156d7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d7c;
$custom-light: #6797a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.738,
    "s": 71.034,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49319,
    "c": 0.08025,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D7C

secondary

#B14D3C

accent

#543AEE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D7C

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

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