#156E70#156E70

#156E70 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.078 H 197.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156E70
RGB	rgb(21, 110, 112)
HSL	hsl(181, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, -23.60, -8.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 25.02, 199.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% -0.0744 -0.0231)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.078 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8085, 12.4800, 17.2707)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156E70 #701715

analogous

#157044 #156E70 #154070

triadic

#156E70 #70156E #6E7015

tetradic

#156E70 #441570 #701715 #407015

square

#156E70 #441570 #701715 #407015

split-complementary

#156E70 #701540 #704415

monochromatic

#05191A #0B3B3C #156E70 #1FA1A4 #29D3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#156E70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#156E70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156E70

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156E70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156E70	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666870

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595F71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156e70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.078 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659899',
    500: '#156e70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156e70;
$custom-light: #659899;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156e70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.319,
    "s": 68.421,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49085,
    "c": 0.07788,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156E70

secondary

#A63D3B

accent

#403DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156E70

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

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