#156E75#156E75

#156E75 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.078 H 203.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156E75
RGB	rgb(21, 110, 117)
HSL	hsl(184, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(184, 82%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.1%, 6%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, -21.94, -11.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 24.57, 206.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% -0.072 -0.0308)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.078 203.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0946, 12.5945, 18.7778)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156E75 #751C15

analogous

#15754C #156E75 #153E75

triadic

#156E75 #75156E #6E7515

tetradic

#156E75 #4C1575 #751C15 #3E7515

square

#156E75 #4C1575 #751C15 #3E7515

split-complementary

#156E75 #75153E #754C15

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3D41 #156E75 #1E9FA9 #2BCCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#156E75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#156E75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156E75

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156E75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156E75	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)

#656976

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575F75

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156e75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.078 203.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66989c',
    500: '#156e75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156e75;
$custom-light: #66989c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156e75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.375,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49286,
    "c": 0.07832,
    "h": 203.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156E75

secondary

#AB433B

accent

#483BEC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156E75

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

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