#157B81#157B81

#157B81 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.086 H 201.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157B81
RGB	rgb(21, 123, 129)
HSL	hsl(183, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(183, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 4.7%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, -24.69, -11.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 27.09, 204.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% -0.0799 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.086 201.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.3529, 15.9089, 23.2370)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157B81 #811B15

analogous

#158151 #157B81 #154581

triadic

#157B81 #81157B #7B8115

tetradic

#157B81 #511581 #811B15 #458115

square

#157B81 #511581 #811B15 #458115

split-complementary

#157B81 #811545 #815115

monochromatic

#04191A #0C494C #157B81 #1EADB6 #33D4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#157B81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#157B81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157B81

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157B81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157B81	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717582

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626B81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00807D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157b81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 123, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.086 201.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a1a5',
    500: '#157b81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157b81;
$custom-light: #69a1a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157b81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.333,
    "s": 72,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53246,
    "c": 0.08573,
    "h": 201.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157B81

secondary

#B6433C

accent

#4339EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070F0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157B81

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

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