#159E68#159E68
#159E68 is a mid, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.136 H 159.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #159E68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 158, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.7%, 0%, 34.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.67, -47.12, 18.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.67, 50.74, 158.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.88% -0.1277 0.0475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.88% 0.136 159.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0332, 25.6107, 17.2451) |
| Luminance | 0.2561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 1.87
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 2.90
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 3.09
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.47
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.37
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#159E68 #9E154B
analogous
#159E23 #159E68 #15909E
triadic
#159E68 #68159E #9E6815
tetradic
#159E68 #23159E #9E154B #909E15
square
#159E68 #23159E #9E154B #909E15
split-complementary
#159E68 #9E1590 #9E2315
monochromatic
#073221 #0E6844 #159E68 #1CD48C #47E7A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#159E68 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#159E68 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #159E68
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##159E68 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##159E68 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9165
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D866C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #159e68; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 158, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.136 159.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fbc93',
500: '#159e68',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #159e68; $custom-light: #6fbc93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#159e68",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 158,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.35,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61884,
"c": 0.13619,
"h": 159.6
},
"luminance": 0.25613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#159E68
secondary
#C7477A
accent
#3580F3
background
#F7FBF9
surface
#EDF6F1
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120D
muted
#7B817E