#157D81#157D81

#157D81 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.087 H 199.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157D81
RGB	rgb(21, 125, 129)
HSL	hsl(182, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, -25.70, -10.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 27.64, 201.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.082 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.087 199)
XYZ	xyz(11.6035, 16.4102, 23.3205)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157D81 #811915

analogous

#15814F #157D81 #154781

triadic

#157D81 #81157D #7D8115

tetradic

#157D81 #4F1581 #811915 #478115

square

#157D81 #4F1581 #811915 #478115

split-complementary

#157D81 #811547 #814F15

monochromatic

#041A1A #0C4A4C #157D81 #1EB0B6 #33D7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#157D81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#157D81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157D81

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157D81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157D81	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737781

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656C82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00827E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157d81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 125, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.087 199.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6aa3a5',
    500: '#157d81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157d81;
$custom-light: #6aa3a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157d81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.222,
    "s": 72,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53776,
    "c": 0.08672,
    "h": 199
  },
  "luminance": 0.16412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157D81

secondary

#B6403C

accent

#4039EF

background

#F6FAFA

surface

#ECF4F4

border

#C7CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7A7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157D81

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

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