#156F6F#156F6F
#156F6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.079 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #156F6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 111, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 68%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 81%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.1%, 0%, 0%, 56.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.27, -24.44, -7.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.27, 25.49, 196.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.32% -0.0759 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.32% 0.079 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8616, 12.6749, 17.0153) |
| Luminance | 0.1268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 1.58
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 1.89
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 2.28
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 3.96
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.35
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#156F6F #6F1515
analogous
#156F42 #156F6F #15426F
triadic
#156F6F #6F156F #6F6F15
tetradic
#156F6F #42156F #6F1515 #426F15
square
#156F6F #42156F #6F1515 #426F15
split-complementary
#156F6F #6F1542 #6F4215
monochromatic
#051A1A #0B3C3C #156F6F #1FA2A2 #28D6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#156F6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#156F6F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #156F6F
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##156F6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##156F6F | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.54 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#67696F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A6070
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00736F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #156f6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.079 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#659998',
500: '#156f6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #156f6f; $custom-light: #659998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#156f6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 111,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49317,
"c": 0.07856,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.12676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#156F6F
secondary
#A53A3A
accent
#3D3DEB
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#EBF2F2
border
#C6CCCC
text
#070E0D
muted
#7A7E7E