#157E59#157E59
#157E59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.108 H 163.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #157E59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 126, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 71%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 83%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.3%, 0%, 29.4%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.71, -37.69, 12.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.71, 39.63, 161.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.75% -0.103 0.0312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.75% 0.108 163.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5722, 15.8012, 11.9947) |
| Luminance | 0.1580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 3.32
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 6.20
Jungle Green
#048243
ΔE00 6.34
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 6.91
Darkish Green
#287C37
ΔE00 8.43
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#157E59 #7E153A
analogous
#157E25 #157E59 #156F7E
triadic
#157E59 #59157E #7E5915
tetradic
#157E59 #25157E #7E153A #6F7E15
square
#157E59 #25157E #7E153A #6F7E15
split-complementary
#157E59 #7E156F #7E2515
monochromatic
#041A13 #0C4A34 #157E59 #1EB27E #31DDA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#157E59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#157E59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #157E59
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##157E59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##157E59 | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6B5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #157e59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 126, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.108 163.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#67a488',
500: '#157e59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #157e59; $custom-light: #67a488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#157e59",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 126,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.857,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 28.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52752,
"c": 0.10763,
"h": 163.2
},
"luminance": 0.15802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#157E59
secondary
#B33C66
accent
#3A79EE
background
#F6FAF8
surface
#EBF4EF
border
#C6CECA
text
#070F0B
muted
#7A7F7C