#157E80#157E80

#157E80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.087 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157E80
RGB	rgb(21, 126, 128)
HSL	hsl(181, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(181, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 1.6%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, -26.53, -9.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 28.06, 199.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54% -0.0835 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.087 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6646, 16.6382, 23.0146)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157E80 #801715

analogous

#15804C #157E80 #154980

triadic

#157E80 #80157E #7E8015

tetradic

#157E80 #4C1580 #801715 #498015

square

#157E80 #4C1580 #801715 #498015

split-complementary

#157E80 #801549 #804C15

monochromatic

#041A1A #0C4A4B #157E80 #1EB2B5 #32DADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#157E80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#157E80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157E80

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157E80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157E80	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)

#757880

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666D81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00837E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157e80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 126, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.087 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6aa4a4',
    500: '#157e80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157e80;
$custom-light: #6aa4a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157e80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.121,
    "s": 71.812,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54002,
    "c": 0.08725,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157E80

secondary

#B53E3C

accent

#3D39EF

background

#F6FAFA

surface

#ECF4F4

border

#C7CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7A7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157E80

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

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