#156F5F#156F5F

#156F5F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.084 H 177.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F5F
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 95)
HSL	hsl(169, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(169, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 0%, 14.4%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, -29.37, 1.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 29.41, 176.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% -0.0839 0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.084 177.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0582, 12.3535, 12.7840)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F5F #6F1525

analogous

#156F32 #156F5F #15526F

triadic

#156F5F #5F156F #6F5F15

tetradic

#156F5F #32156F #6F1525 #526F15

square

#156F5F #32156F #6F1525 #526F15

split-complementary

#156F5F #6F1552 #6F3215

monochromatic

#051A16 #0B3C33 #156F5F #1FA28B #28D6B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#156F5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#156F5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F5F

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F5F	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A685E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5F60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.084 177.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64998c',
    500: '#156f5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f5f;
$custom-light: #64998c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.333,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48747,
    "c": 0.08404,
    "h": 177.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F5F

secondary

#A53A4D

accent

#3D5CEB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060E0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F5F

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

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