#159BA0#159BA0

#159BA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.103 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#159BA0
RGB	rgb(21, 155, 160)
HSL	hsl(182, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(182, 87%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.9%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.17, -30.59, -12.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.17, 32.89, 201.58°)
OKLab	oklab(62.78% -0.0976 -0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(62.78% 0.103 199)
XYZ	xyz(18.3728, 26.1378, 37.3276)
Luminance	0.2614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#159BA0 #A01A15

analogous

#15A05F #159BA0 #1556A0

triadic

#159BA0 #A0159B #9BA015

tetradic

#159BA0 #5F15A0 #A01A15 #56A015

square

#159BA0 #5F15A0 #A01A15 #56A015

split-complementary

#159BA0 #A01556 #A05F15

monochromatic

#073234 #0E676A #159BA0 #1CCFD6 #48E1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#159BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#159BA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #159BA0

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##159BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##159BA0	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F93A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D86A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A19C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #159ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 155, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.103 199.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b9bc',
    500: '#159ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #159ba0;
$custom-light: #72b9bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#159ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.158,
    "s": 76.796,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6278,
    "c": 0.10327,
    "h": 199
  },
  "luminance": 0.2614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#159BA0

secondary

#C84D49

accent

#3B34F3

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091112

muted

#7B8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #159BA0

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

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