#156E76#156E76

#156E76 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.079 H 204.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156E76
RGB	rgb(21, 110, 118)
HSL	hsl(185, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(185, 82%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.2%, 6.8%, 0%, 53.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, -21.60, -11.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 24.53, 208.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% -0.0715 -0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.079 204.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1537, 12.6182, 19.0891)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156E76 #761D15

analogous

#15764D #156E76 #153E76

triadic

#156E76 #76156E #6E7615

tetradic

#156E76 #4D1576 #761D15 #3E7615

square

#156E76 #4D1576 #761D15 #3E7615

split-complementary

#156E76 #76153E #764D15

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3E42 #156E76 #1E9EAA #2CCBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#156E76 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#156E76 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156E76

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156E76	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156E76	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646977

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575F76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156e76;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.079 204.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66989d',
    500: '#156e76',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156e76;
$custom-light: #66989d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156e76",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.948,
    "s": 69.784,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49328,
    "c": 0.07851,
    "h": 204.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156E76

secondary

#AC443B

accent

#4A3BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156E76

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

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