#15A18A#15A18A
#15A18A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.114 H 177.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #15A18A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 161, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 77%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 87%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87%, 0%, 14.3%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.42, -39.88, 2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.42, 39.94, 176.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% -0.1138 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.114 177.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6392, 27.4819, 28.4147) |
| Luminance | 0.2748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.83
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.52
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.19
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.51
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#15A18A #A1152C
analogous
#15A144 #15A18A #1572A1
triadic
#15A18A #8A15A1 #A18A15
tetradic
#15A18A #4415A1 #A1152C #72A115
square
#15A18A #4415A1 #A1152C #72A115
split-complementary
#15A18A #A11572 #A14415
monochromatic
#07352D #0E6B5C #15A18A #1CD7B8 #49E7CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#15A18A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#15A18A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #15A18A
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##15A18A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##15A18A | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9689
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #15a18a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 161, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.114 177.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bdac',
500: '#15a18a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #15a18a; $custom-light: #71bdac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#15a18a",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 161,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.143,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63583,
"c": 0.11397,
"h": 177.3
},
"luminance": 0.27484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#15A18A
secondary
#C8495E
accent
#3454F3
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF7F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F