#157C79#157C79

#157C79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.087 H 191.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157C79
RGB	rgb(21, 124, 121)
HSL	hsl(178, 71%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(178, 83%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.1%, 0%, 2.4%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, -27.77, -6.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 28.48, 192.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% -0.0848 -0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.087 191.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9665, 15.9538, 20.5869)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157C79 #7C1518

analogous

#157C45 #157C79 #154B7C

triadic

#157C79 #79157C #7C7915

tetradic

#157C79 #45157C #7C1518 #4B7C15

square

#157C79 #45157C #7C1518 #4B7C15

split-complementary

#157C79 #7C154B #7C4515

monochromatic

#041A1A #0C4846 #157C79 #1EB0AC #30DCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#157C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#157C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157C79

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157C79	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747579

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666B7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00807B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 124, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.087 191.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a29f',
    500: '#157c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157c79;
$custom-light: #69a29f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.252,
    "s": 71.034,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53204,
    "c": 0.08657,
    "h": 191.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157C79

secondary

#B13C3F

accent

#3A3FEE

background

#F6FAF9

surface

#ECF3F2

border

#C7CDCC

text

#070F0E

muted

#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #157C79

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

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