#156F77#156F77

#156F77 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.079 H 204.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F77
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 119)
HSL	hsl(185, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(185, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 6.7%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, -21.79, -11.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 24.72, 208.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% -0.0721 -0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.079 204.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3220, 12.8591, 19.4399)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F77 #771D15

analogous

#15774E #156F77 #153E77

triadic

#156F77 #77156F #6F7715

tetradic

#156F77 #4E1577 #771D15 #3E7715

square

#156F77 #4E1577 #771D15 #3E7715

split-complementary

#156F77 #77153E #774E15

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3E43 #156F77 #1EA0AB #2DCCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#156F77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#156F77 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F77

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F77	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656A78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586077

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.079 204.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66989e',
    500: '#156f77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f77;
$custom-light: #66989e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.898,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49638,
    "c": 0.0791,
    "h": 204.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F77

secondary

#AD443B

accent

#4A3BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F77

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

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