#159DB4#159DB4

#159DB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.109 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#159DB4
RGB	rgb(21, 157, 180)
HSL	hsl(189, 79%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(88.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.49, -25.06, -21.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.49, 32.97, 220.52°)
OKLab	oklab(64.09% -0.0909 -0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(64.09% 0.109 213.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6008, 27.5660, 47.4061)
Luminance	0.2757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#159DB4 #B42C15

analogous

#15B47B #159DB4 #154EB4

triadic

#159DB4 #B4159D #9DB415

tetradic

#159DB4 #7B15B4 #B42C15 #4EB415

square

#159DB4 #7B15B4 #B42C15 #4EB415

split-complementary

#159DB4 #B4154E #B47B15

monochromatic

#083D46 #0F6D7D #159DB4 #21C9E5 #58D6EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#159DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.51

#159DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #159DB4

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##159DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##159DB4	1.00	3.22	6.51	6.51
#FFFFFF	3.22	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)

#8C97B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7889B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #159db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.109 213.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75baca',
    500: '#159db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #159db4;
$custom-light: #75baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#159db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.679,
    "s": 79.104,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64088,
    "c": 0.10885,
    "h": 213.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#159DB4

secondary

#CF6856

accent

#4E32F6

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #159DB4

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

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