#157B7D#157B7D
#157B7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.086 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #157B7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 123, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 71%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 83%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.72, -25.99, -8.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.72, 27.50, 199.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.09% -0.0818 -0.025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.09% 0.086 197) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0922, 15.8046, 21.8640) |
| Luminance | 0.1581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 1.68
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 2.13
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 2.36
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.04
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 3.59
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#157B7D #7D1715
analogous
#157D4B #157B7D #15477D
triadic
#157B7D #7D157B #7B7D15
tetradic
#157B7D #4B157D #7D1715 #477D15
square
#157B7D #4B157D #7D1715 #477D15
split-complementary
#157B7D #7D1547 #7D4B15
monochromatic
#041A1A #0C4749 #157B7D #1EAFB1 #30D9DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#157B7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#157B7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #157B7D
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##157B7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##157B7D | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72757D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#646A7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00807B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #157b7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 123, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.086 197.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#69a1a2',
500: '#157b7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #157b7d; $custom-light: #69a1a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#157b7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 123,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.154,
"s": 71.233,
"l": 28.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53088,
"c": 0.08553,
"h": 197
},
"luminance": 0.15806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#157B7D
secondary
#B23E3C
accent
#3D3AEE
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF3F2
border
#C7CDCC
text
#070F0F
muted
#7A7F7E