#156F80#156F80

#156F80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.082 H 214.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F80
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 128)
HSL	hsl(190, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(190, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, -18.68, -16.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 24.97, 221.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% -0.0681 -0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.082 214.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.8883, 13.0856, 22.4225)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F80 #802615

analogous

#15805C #156F80 #153A80

triadic

#156F80 #80156F #6F8015

tetradic

#156F80 #5C1580 #802615 #3A8015

square

#156F80 #5C1580 #802615 #3A8015

split-complementary

#156F80 #80153A #805C15

monochromatic

#04171A #0C414B #156F80 #1E9DB5 #32C2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#156F80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#156F80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F80

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F80	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636B81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556180

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.082 214.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6898a4',
    500: '#156f80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f80;
$custom-light: #6898a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.533,
    "s": 71.812,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50028,
    "c": 0.08231,
    "h": 214.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F80

secondary

#B54F3C

accent

#5639EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F80

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

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