#156F72#156F72

#156F72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.079 H 198.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F72
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 114)
HSL	hsl(182, 69%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(182, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, -23.46, -8.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 25.10, 200.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% -0.0745 -0.0248)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.079 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0296, 12.7421, 17.8999)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F72 #721815

analogous

#157247 #156F72 #154172

triadic

#156F72 #72156F #6F7215

tetradic

#156F72 #471572 #721815 #417215

square

#156F72 #471572 #721815 #417215

split-complementary

#156F72 #721541 #724715

monochromatic

#05191A #0B3D3E #156F72 #1FA1A6 #2AD2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#156F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#156F72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F72

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F72	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666972

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.079 198.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66989a',
    500: '#156f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f72;
$custom-light: #66989a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.935,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49435,
    "c": 0.0785,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F72

secondary

#A83E3B

accent

#423CEC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F72

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

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