#157979#157979

#157979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.084 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157979
RGB	rgb(21, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(180, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, -26.27, -7.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 27.41, 196.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% -0.0816 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.084 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.5962, 15.2133, 20.4634)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157979 #791515

analogous

#157947 #157979 #154779

triadic

#157979 #791579 #797915

tetradic

#157979 #471579 #791515 #477915

square

#157979 #471579 #791515 #477915

split-complementary

#157979 #791547 #794715

monochromatic

#051A1A #0C4545 #157979 #1EADAD #2EDBDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#157979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#157979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157979

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157979	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63687A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.084 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68a09f',
    500: '#157979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157979;
$custom-light: #68a09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.524,
    "c": 0.08447,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157979

secondary

#AF3B3B

accent

#3B3BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070F0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #157979

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

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