#157F7F#157F7F
#157F7F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.088 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #157F7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 127, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 72%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 83%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.5%, 0%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.09, -27.35, -8.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.09, 28.53, 196.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.23% -0.085 -0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.23% 0.088 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7276, 16.8690, 22.7125) |
| Luminance | 0.1687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 0.70
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 2.07
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.39
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.89
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.36
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#157F7F #7F1515
analogous
#157F4A #157F7F #154A7F
triadic
#157F7F #7F157F #7F7F15
tetradic
#157F7F #4A157F #7F1515 #4A7F15
square
#157F7F #4A157F #7F1515 #4A7F15
split-complementary
#157F7F #7F154A #7F4A15
monochromatic
#041A1A #0C4A4A #157F7F #1EB4B4 #31DDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#157F7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#157F7F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #157F7F
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##157F7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##157F7F | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.37 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76787F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#676E80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #157f7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 127, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.088 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6aa4a4',
500: '#157f7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #157f7f; $custom-light: #6aa4a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#157f7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 127,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 71.622,
"l": 29.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5423,
"c": 0.08792,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.1687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#157F7F
secondary
#B43C3C
accent
#3939EE
background
#F6FAFA
surface
#ECF4F4
border
#C7CECE
text
#080F0F
muted
#7A7F7F