#157E8F#157E8F

#157E8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.090 H 212.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157E8F
RGB	rgb(21, 126, 143)
HSL	hsl(188, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(188, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.3%, 11.9%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.34, -21.53, -17.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.34, 27.53, 218.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% -0.0767 -0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.09 212)
XYZ	xyz(12.7259, 17.0627, 28.6040)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157E8F #8F2615

analogous

#158F63 #157E8F #15418F

triadic

#157E8F #8F157E #7E8F15

tetradic

#157E8F #63158F #8F2615 #418F15

square

#157E8F #63158F #8F2615 #418F15

split-complementary

#157E8F #8F1541 #8F6315

monochromatic

#052024 #0D4F5A #157E8F #1DADC4 #3CCBE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#157E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#157E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157E8F

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157E8F	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616E8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 126, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.090 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca3af',
    500: '#157e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157e8f;
$custom-light: #6ca3af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.361,
    "s": 74.39,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54617,
    "c": 0.09042,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.17064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157E8F

secondary

#C2503E

accent

#5137F1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157E8F

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

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