#156D7D#156D7D

#156D7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.081 H 213.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D7D
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 125)
HSL	hsl(189, 71%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(189, 83%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.2%, 12.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, -18.64, -15.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 24.53, 220.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% -0.0673 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.081 213.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4780, 12.5762, 21.3260)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D7D #7D2515

analogous

#157D59 #156D7D #15397D

triadic

#156D7D #7D156D #6D7D15

tetradic

#156D7D #59157D #7D2515 #397D15

square

#156D7D #59157D #7D2515 #397D15

split-complementary

#156D7D #7D1539 #7D5915

monochromatic

#04171A #0C3F49 #156D7D #1E9BB1 #30C2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#156D7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#156D7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D7D

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D7D	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61697E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545F7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.081 213.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6797a2',
    500: '#156d7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d7d;
$custom-light: #6797a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.231,
    "s": 71.233,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49364,
    "c": 0.08072,
    "h": 213.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D7D

secondary

#B24E3C

accent

#563AEE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF2F3

border

#C6CCCD

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D7D

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

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