#159F83#159F83

#159F83 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.116 H 173.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#159F83
RGB	rgb(21, 159, 131)
HSL	hsl(168, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(168, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.8%, 0%, 17.6%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.59, -40.92, 4.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.59, 41.22, 173.05°)
OKLab	oklab(62.85% -0.1153 0.0126)
OKLCH	oklch(62.85% 0.116 173.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8019, 26.5922, 25.7156)
Luminance	0.2659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#159F83 #9F1531

analogous

#159F3E #159F83 #15769F

triadic

#159F83 #83159F #9F8315

tetradic

#159F83 #3E159F #9F1531 #769F15

square

#159F83 #3E159F #9F1531 #769F15

split-complementary

#159F83 #9F1576 #9F3E15

monochromatic

#07332A #0E6956 #159F83 #1CD5B0 #48E7C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#159F83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#159F83 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #159F83

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##159F83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##159F83	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#999482

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#898885

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A197

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #159f83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 159, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.116 173.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70bca7',
    500: '#159f83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #159f83;
$custom-light: #70bca7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#159f83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.826,
    "s": 76.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62849,
    "c": 0.11597,
    "h": 173.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.26594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#159F83

secondary

#C84862

accent

#355BF3

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F4

border

#C8D0CE

text

#09120F

muted

#7B817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #159F83

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

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