#157E8D#157E8D

#157E8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.090 H 210.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#157E8D
RGBrgb(21, 126, 141)
HSLhsl(188, 74%, 32%)
HSVhsv(188, 85%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(85.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LABlab(48.26, -22.22, -16.10)
CIE-LCHlch(48.26, 27.44, 215.93°)
OKLaboklab(54.53% -0.0776 -0.0449)
OKLCHoklch(54.53% 0.09 210.1)
XYZxyz(12.5757, 17.0026, 27.8132)
Luminance0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#157E8D #8D2415
analogous
#158D60 #157E8D #15428D
triadic
#157E8D #8D157E #7E8D15
tetradic
#157E8D #60158D #8D2415 #428D15
square
#157E8D #60158D #8D2415 #428D15
split-complementary
#157E8D #8D1542 #8D6015
monochromatic
#051F22 #0D4E58 #157E8D #1DAEC2 #3BCDE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77
#157E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40
#157E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157E8D
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##157E8D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##157E8D1.004.774.404.77
#FFFFFF4.771.0021.001.00
#0000004.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.771.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#71798E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#626E8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008583
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #157e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 126, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.090 210.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba3ae',
    500: '#157e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #157e8d;
$custom-light: #6ba3ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#157e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 74.074,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54531,
    "c": 0.08962,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#157E8D
secondary
#C14E3D
accent
#4E37F1
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157E8D

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#157E8D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva