#159DA0#159DA0

#159DA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.104 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#159DA0
RGB	rgb(21, 157, 160)
HSL	hsl(181, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(181, 87%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.80, -31.55, -11.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.80, 33.47, 199.47°)
OKLab	oklab(63.29% -0.0996 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(63.29% 0.104 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7084, 26.8090, 37.4395)
Luminance	0.2681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#159DA0 #A01815

analogous

#15A05D #159DA0 #1557A0

triadic

#159DA0 #A0159D #9DA015

tetradic

#159DA0 #5D15A0 #A01815 #57A015

square

#159DA0 #5D15A0 #A01815 #57A015

split-complementary

#159DA0 #A01557 #A05D15

monochromatic

#073334 #0E686A #159DA0 #1CD2D6 #48E4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#159DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.36

#159DA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #159DA0

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##159DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##159DA0	1.00	3.30	6.36	6.36
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9195A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F88A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A39E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #159da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 157, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.104 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72babc',
    500: '#159da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #159da0;
$custom-light: #72babc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#159da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.295,
    "s": 76.796,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63292,
    "c": 0.1043,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#159DA0

secondary

#C84B49

accent

#3934F3

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #159DA0

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

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