#157D89#157D89

#157D89 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.088 H 207.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157D89
RGB	rgb(21, 125, 137)
HSL	hsl(186, 73%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(186, 85%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.79, -23.05, -14.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.79, 27.21, 212.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% -0.0783 -0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.088 207.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.1562, 16.6313, 26.2315)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157D89 #892115

analogous

#15895B #157D89 #154389

triadic

#157D89 #89157D #7D8915

tetradic

#157D89 #5B1589 #892115 #438915

square

#157D89 #5B1589 #892115 #438915

split-complementary

#157D89 #891543 #895B15

monochromatic

#051C1F #0D4D54 #157D89 #1DADBE #38CFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#157D89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#157D89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157D89

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157D89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157D89	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71788A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626D89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157d89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 125, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.088 207.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba3ab',
    500: '#157d89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157d89;
$custom-light: #6ba3ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157d89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.207,
    "s": 73.418,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.541,
    "c": 0.08808,
    "h": 207.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157D89

secondary

#BD4A3D

accent

#4B38F0

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157D89

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

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