#157D8F#157D8F

#157D8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.090 H 213.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157D8F
RGB	rgb(21, 125, 143)
HSL	hsl(189, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(189, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.02, -21.00, -17.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.02, 27.43, 220.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0757 -0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.09 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5986, 16.8082, 28.5616)
Luminance	0.1681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157D8F #8F2715

analogous

#158F64 #157D8F #15408F

triadic

#157D8F #8F157D #7D8F15

tetradic

#157D8F #64158F #8F2715 #408F15

square

#157D8F #64158F #8F2715 #408F15

split-complementary

#157D8F #8F1540 #8F6415

monochromatic

#052024 #0D4E5A #157D8F #1DACC4 #3CCAE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#157D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#157D8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157D8F

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157D8F	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 125, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.090 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca3af',
    500: '#157d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157d8f;
$custom-light: #6ca3af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.852,
    "s": 74.39,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54357,
    "c": 0.09033,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157D8F

secondary

#C2513E

accent

#5237F1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157D8F

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

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