#156F55#156F55

#156F55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.091 H 168.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F55
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 85)
HSL	hsl(163, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(163, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 0%, 23.4%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, -32.16, 7.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 32.98, 167.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% -0.0892 0.0187)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.091 168.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.6325, 12.1833, 10.5419)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F55 #6F152F

analogous

#156F28 #156F55 #155C6F

triadic

#156F55 #55156F #6F5515

tetradic

#156F55 #28156F #6F152F #5C6F15

square

#156F55 #28156F #6F152F #5C6F15

split-complementary

#156F55 #6F155C #6F2815

monochromatic

#051A14 #0B3C2E #156F55 #1FA27C #28D6A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#156F55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#156F55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F55

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F55	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6754

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.091 168.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639984',
    500: '#156f55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f55;
$custom-light: #639984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.667,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48441,
    "c": 0.0911,
    "h": 168.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F55

secondary

#A53A59

accent

#3D6FEB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F55

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

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