#157D7C#157D7C
#157D7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.087 H 193.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #157D7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 125, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 71%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 83%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.2%, 0%, 0.8%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.34, -27.31, -7.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.34, 28.31, 195.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.58% -0.0843 -0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.58% 0.087 193.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2793, 16.2805, 21.6128) |
| Luminance | 0.1628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 1.25
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 1.31
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.72
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 3.74
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.84
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#157D7C #7D1516
analogous
#157D48 #157D7C #154A7D
triadic
#157D7C #7C157D #7D7C15
tetradic
#157D7C #48157D #7D1516 #4A7D15
square
#157D7C #48157D #7D1516 #4A7D15
split-complementary
#157D7C #7D154A #7D4815
monochromatic
#041A1A #0C4948 #157D7C #1EB1B0 #30DCDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#157D7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#157D7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #157D7C
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##157D7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##157D7C | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#74767C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#666C7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00817C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #157d7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 125, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.087 193.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#69a3a1',
500: '#157d7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #157d7c; $custom-light: #69a3a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#157d7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 125,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.423,
"s": 71.233,
"l": 28.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53584,
"c": 0.08686,
"h": 193.8
},
"luminance": 0.16282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#157D7C
secondary
#B23C3D
accent
#3A3CEE
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF4F2
border
#C7CECC
text
#070F0F
muted
#7A7F7E