#156E61#156E61

#156E61 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.082 H 180.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156E61
RGB	rgb(21, 110, 97)
HSL	hsl(171, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(171, 81%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 0%, 11.8%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, -28.30, 0.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 28.30, 179.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% -0.0818 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.082 180.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0418, 12.1734, 13.2328)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156E61 #6E1522

analogous

#156E34 #156E61 #154E6E

triadic

#156E61 #61156E #6E6115

tetradic

#156E61 #34156E #6E1522 #4E6E15

square

#156E61 #34156E #6E1522 #4E6E15

split-complementary

#156E61 #6E154E #6E3415

monochromatic

#051A17 #0B3B34 #156E61 #1FA18E #29D5BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#156E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#156E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156E61

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156E61	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696760

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5E62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.082 180.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64988d',
    500: '#156e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156e61;
$custom-light: #64988d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.236,
    "s": 67.939,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48536,
    "c": 0.08183,
    "h": 180.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156E61

secondary

#A43A4A

accent

#3D56EB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060E0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #156E61

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

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