#159E60#159E60
#159E60 is a mid, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.144 H 156.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #159E60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 158, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.7%, 0%, 39.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.52, -48.82, 22.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.52, 53.97, 154.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.71% -0.1315 0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.71% 0.144 156.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6459, 25.4558, 15.2056) |
| Luminance | 0.2546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 3.03
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.13
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 4.16
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 4.16
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 4.65
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#159E60 #9E1553
analogous
#159E1C #159E60 #15979E
triadic
#159E60 #60159E #9E6015
tetradic
#159E60 #1C159E #9E1553 #979E15
square
#159E60 #1C159E #9E1553 #979E15
split-complementary
#159E60 #9E1597 #9E1C15
monochromatic
#07321E #0E683F #159E60 #1CD481 #47E79E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#159E60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#159E60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #159E60
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##159E60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##159E60 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D915C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8664
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #159e60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 158, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.144 156.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fbc8d',
500: '#159e60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #159e60; $custom-light: #6fbc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#159e60",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 158,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 152.847,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61712,
"c": 0.14353,
"h": 156.4
},
"luminance": 0.25458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#159E60
secondary
#C74781
accent
#358BF3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF6F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120C
muted
#7B817D