#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
RGBrgb(21, 126, 85)
HSLhsl(157, 71%, 29%)
HSVhsv(157, 83%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(83.3%, 0%, 32.5%, 50.6%)
CIE-LABlab(46.63, -38.64, 14.45)
CIE-LCHlch(46.63, 41.26, 159.50°)
OKLaboklab(52.65% -0.1051 0.0366)
OKLCHoklch(52.65% 0.111 160.8)
XYZxyz(9.4088, 15.7358, 11.1340)
Luminance0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

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
##157E551.005.064.155.06
#FFFFFF5.061.0021.001.00
#0000004.1521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.061.0021.001.00

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

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#157E55 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva