#156F5E#156F5E

#156F5E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.085 H 176.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F5E
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 94)
HSL	hsl(169, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(169, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 0%, 15.3%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, -29.66, 2.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 29.74, 175.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% -0.0845 0.0055)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.085 176.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0130, 12.3355, 12.5462)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F5E #6F1526

analogous

#156F31 #156F5E #15536F

triadic

#156F5E #5E156F #6F5E15

tetradic

#156F5E #31156F #6F1526 #536F15

square

#156F5E #31156F #6F1526 #536F15

split-complementary

#156F5E #6F1553 #6F3115

monochromatic

#051A16 #0B3C32 #156F5E #1FA28A #28D6B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#156F5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#156F5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F5E

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F5E	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A675D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5F5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.085 176.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64998b',
    500: '#156f5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f5e;
$custom-light: #64998b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.667,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48715,
    "c": 0.08464,
    "h": 176.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F5E

secondary

#A53A4F

accent

#3D5EEB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060E0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F5E

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

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