#159E4F#159E4F
#159E4F is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.159 H 151.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #159E4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 158, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(145, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(145, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.7%, 0%, 50%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.25, -52.00, 31.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.25, 60.90, 148.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.4% -0.1394 0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.159 151) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9461, 25.1759, 11.5200) |
| Luminance | 0.2518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 1.36
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.65
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.82
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 5.77
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 5.83
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#159E4F #9E1564
analogous
#209E15 #159E4F #159E93
triadic
#159E4F #4F159E #9E4F15
tetradic
#159E4F #15209E #9E1564 #9E9315
square
#159E4F #15209E #9E1564 #9E9315
split-complementary
#159E4F #93159E #9E1520
monochromatic
#073219 #0E6834 #159E4F #1CD46A #47E78A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#159E4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#159E4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #159E4F
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##159E4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##159E4F | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9049
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908555
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #159e4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 158, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.159 151.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fbc82',
500: '#159e4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #159e4f; $custom-light: #6fbc82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#159e4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 158,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 145.401,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.614,
"c": 0.15934,
"h": 151
},
"luminance": 0.25178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#159E4F
secondary
#C74791
accent
#35A2F3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF6EF
border
#C8D0CA
text
#09120A
muted
#7B817C