#157B5B#157B5B

#157B5B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.102 H 165.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157B5B
RGB	rgb(21, 123, 91)
HSL	hsl(161, 71%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(161, 83%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.9%, 0%, 26%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, -35.90, 9.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 37.20, 164.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% -0.0988 0.0248)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.102 165.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2795, 15.0795, 12.3171)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157B5B #7B1535

analogous

#157B28 #157B5B #15687B

triadic

#157B5B #5B157B #7B5B15

tetradic

#157B5B #28157B #7B1535 #687B15

square

#157B5B #28157B #7B1535 #687B15

split-complementary

#157B5B #7B1568 #7B2815

monochromatic

#041A13 #0C4734 #157B5B #1EAF82 #2FDBA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#157B5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#157B5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157B5B

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157B5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157B5B	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C695D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157b5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 123, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.102 165.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66a289',
    500: '#157b5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157b5b;
$custom-light: #66a289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157b5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.176,
    "s": 70.833,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51969,
    "c": 0.10191,
    "h": 165.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157B5B

secondary

#B03B60

accent

#3A72EE

background

#F6FAF8

surface

#EBF3F0

border

#C6CDCB

text

#070F0B

muted

#7A7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #157B5B

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

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