#157E55#157E55

#157E55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.111 H 160.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157E55
RGB	rgb(21, 126, 85)
HSL	hsl(157, 71%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(157, 83%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 0%, 32.5%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, -38.64, 14.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 41.26, 159.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.1051 0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.111 160.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.4088, 15.7358, 11.1340)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157E55 #7E153E

analogous

#157E20 #157E55 #15737E

triadic

#157E55 #55157E #7E5515

tetradic

#157E55 #20157E #7E153E #737E15

square

#157E55 #20157E #7E153E #737E15

split-complementary

#157E55 #7E1573 #7E2015

monochromatic

#041A12 #0C4A32 #157E55 #1EB278 #31DD9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#157E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#157E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157E55

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157E55	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7453

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706B58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 126, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.111 160.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67a485',
    500: '#157e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157e55;
$custom-light: #67a485;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.571,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52652,
    "c": 0.11126,
    "h": 160.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157E55

secondary

#B33C6A

accent

#3A80EE

background

#F6FAF8

surface

#EBF4EF

border

#C6CECA

text

#070F0B

muted

#7A7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #157E55

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

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