#159E66#159E66
#159E66 is a mid, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.138 H 158.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #159E66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 158, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(155, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.7%, 0%, 35.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.63, -47.56, 19.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.63, 51.54, 157.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.84% -0.1286 0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.84% 0.138 158.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9328, 25.5705, 16.7164) |
| Luminance | 0.2557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 2.08
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 3.17
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.29
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 3.30
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.73
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#159E66 #9E154D
analogous
#159E21 #159E66 #15929E
triadic
#159E66 #66159E #9E6615
tetradic
#159E66 #21159E #9E154D #929E15
square
#159E66 #21159E #9E154D #929E15
split-complementary
#159E66 #9E1592 #9E2115
monochromatic
#073220 #0E6843 #159E66 #1CD489 #47E7A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#159E66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#159E66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #159E66
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##159E66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##159E66 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9162
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D866A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #159e66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 158, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.138 158.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fbc92',
500: '#159e66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #159e66; $custom-light: #6fbc92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#159e66",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 158,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.474,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6184,
"c": 0.138,
"h": 158.8
},
"luminance": 0.25572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#159E66
secondary
#C7477C
accent
#3583F3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF6F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120D
muted
#7B817D