#159AA0#159AA0

#159AA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.103 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#159AA0
RGBrgb(21, 154, 160)
HSLhsl(183, 77%, 35%)
HSVhsv(183, 87%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(86.9%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LABlab(57.85, -30.10, -12.57)
CIE-LCHlch(57.85, 32.62, 202.67°)
OKLaboklab(62.52% -0.0967 -0.035)
OKLCHoklch(62.52% 0.103 199.9)
XYZxyz(18.2071, 25.8063, 37.2724)
Luminance0.2581 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#159AA0 #A01B15
analogous
#15A060 #159AA0 #1554A0
triadic
#159AA0 #A0159A #9AA015
tetradic
#159AA0 #6015A0 #A01B15 #54A015
square
#159AA0 #6015A0 #A01B15 #54A015
split-complementary
#159AA0 #A01554 #A06015
monochromatic
#073234 #0E666A #159AA0 #1CCED6 #48E0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41
#159AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.16
#159AA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #159AA0
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##159AA0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##159AA01.003.416.166.16
#FFFFFF3.411.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1621.001.001.00
##0000006.1621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E93A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C85A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #159aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 154, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.103 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b8bc',
    500: '#159aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #159aa0;
$custom-light: #72b8bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#159aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.59,
    "s": 76.796,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62524,
    "c": 0.10281,
    "h": 199.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#159AA0
secondary
#C84E49
accent
#3D34F3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#091112
muted
#7B8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #159AA0

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#159AA0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva