#157E90#157E90

#157E90 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.091 H 212.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157E90
RGB	rgb(21, 126, 144)
HSL	hsl(189, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(189, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 12.5%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.38, -21.19, -17.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.38, 27.60, 219.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% -0.0763 -0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.091 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8020, 17.0931, 29.0047)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157E90 #902715

analogous

#159064 #157E90 #154190

triadic

#157E90 #90157E #7E9015

tetradic

#157E90 #641590 #902715 #419015

square

#157E90 #641590 #902715 #419015

split-complementary

#157E90 #901541 #906415

monochromatic

#052125 #0D4F5B #157E90 #1DADC5 #3DCAE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#157E90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#157E90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157E90

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157E90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157E90	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717991

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616E90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157e90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 126, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.091 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca3b0',
    500: '#157e90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157e90;
$custom-light: #6ca3b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157e90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.78,
    "s": 74.545,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5466,
    "c": 0.09086,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157E90

secondary

#C2523E

accent

#5237F1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157E90

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

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