#157A59#157A59

#157A59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.102 H 165.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157A59
RGB	rgb(21, 122, 89)
HSL	hsl(160, 71%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(160, 83%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.8%, 0%, 27%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, -35.98, 10.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 37.44, 163.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% -0.0988 0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.102 165)
XYZ	xyz(9.0709, 14.7986, 11.8276)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157A59 #7A1536

analogous

#157A26 #157A59 #15687A

triadic

#157A59 #59157A #7A5915

tetradic

#157A59 #26157A #7A1536 #687A15

square

#157A59 #26157A #7A1536 #687A15

split-complementary

#157A59 #7A1568 #7A2615

monochromatic

#041A13 #0C4633 #157A59 #1EAE7F #2EDBA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#157A59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#157A59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157A59

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157A59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157A59	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777157

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B685B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157a59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 122, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.102 165.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66a188',
    500: '#157a59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157a59;
$custom-light: #66a188;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157a59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.396,
    "s": 70.629,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51637,
    "c": 0.10229,
    "h": 165
  },
  "luminance": 0.148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157A59

secondary

#AF3B61

accent

#3A75ED

background

#F6FAF8

surface

#EBF3EF

border

#C6CDCA

text

#070F0B

muted

#7A7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #157A59

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

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