#159DB3#159DB3

#159DB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.108 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#159DB3
RGB	rgb(21, 157, 179)
HSL	hsl(188, 79%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(188, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(88.3%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.46, -25.40, -20.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.46, 32.90, 219.47°)
OKLab	oklab(64.05% -0.0913 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(64.05% 0.108 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4993, 27.5254, 46.8716)
Luminance	0.2753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#159DB3 #B32B15

analogous

#15B37A #159DB3 #154EB3

triadic

#159DB3 #B3159D #9DB315

tetradic

#159DB3 #7A15B3 #B32B15 #4EB315

square

#159DB3 #7A15B3 #B32B15 #4EB315

split-complementary

#159DB3 #B3154E #B37A15

monochromatic

#083D45 #0F6D7C #159DB3 #20CAE5 #57D7EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#159DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.51

#159DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #159DB3

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##159DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##159DB3	1.00	3.23	6.51	6.51
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C97B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7989B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #159db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 157, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.108 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75bac9',
    500: '#159db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #159db3;
$custom-light: #75bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#159db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.354,
    "s": 79,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64046,
    "c": 0.10841,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#159DB3

secondary

#CE6656

accent

#4E32F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #159DB3

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

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