#156E6B#156E6B

#156E6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.078 H 191.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156E6B
RGB	rgb(21, 110, 107)
HSL	hsl(178, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(178, 81%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 0%, 2.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, -25.22, -5.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 25.82, 192.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% -0.0768 -0.0155)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.078 191.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5378, 12.3718, 15.8451)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156E6B #6E1518

analogous

#156E3F #156E6B #15446E

triadic

#156E6B #6B156E #6E6B15

tetradic

#156E6B #3F156E #6E1518 #446E15

square

#156E6B #3F156E #6E1518 #446E15

split-complementary

#156E6B #6E1544 #6E3F15

monochromatic

#051A19 #0B3B39 #156E6B #1FA19D #29D5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#156E6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#156E6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156E6B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156E6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156E6B	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67686B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5F6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156e6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.078 191.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659895',
    500: '#156e6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156e6b;
$custom-light: #659895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156e6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.978,
    "s": 67.939,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48892,
    "c": 0.07834,
    "h": 191.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156E6B

secondary

#A43A3E

accent

#3D43EB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156E6B

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

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