#156F59#156F59

#156F59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.088 H 171.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F59
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 89)
HSL	hsl(165, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(165, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 0%, 19.8%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, -31.07, 5.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 31.48, 170.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% -0.0871 0.0129)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.088 171.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.7959, 12.2486, 11.4026)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F59 #6F152B

analogous

#156F2C #156F59 #15586F

triadic

#156F59 #59156F #6F5915

tetradic

#156F59 #2C156F #6F152B #586F15

square

#156F59 #2C156F #6F152B #586F15

split-complementary

#156F59 #6F1558 #6F2C15

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B3C30 #156F59 #1FA282 #28D6AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#156F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#156F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F59

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F59	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605F5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.088 171.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639987',
    500: '#156f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f59;
$custom-light: #639987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.333,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48559,
    "c": 0.08801,
    "h": 171.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F59

secondary

#A53A55

accent

#3D67EB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F59

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

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