#15A4B4#15A4B4
#15A4B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.110 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #15A4B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 164, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 79%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 88%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.66, -28.58, -18.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.66, 33.84, 212.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.84% -0.0975 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.84% 0.11 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8192, 30.0028, 47.8123) |
| Luminance | 0.3001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.38
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.84
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#15A4B4 #B42515
analogous
#15B475 #15A4B4 #1554B4
triadic
#15A4B4 #B415A4 #A4B415
tetradic
#15A4B4 #7515B4 #B42515 #54B415
square
#15A4B4 #7515B4 #B42515 #54B415
split-complementary
#15A4B4 #B41554 #B47515
monochromatic
#084046 #0F727D #15A4B4 #21D1E5 #58DDEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#15A4B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#15A4B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #15A4B4
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##15A4B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##15A4B4 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959DB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818FB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #15a4b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 164, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.110 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bfca',
500: '#15a4b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #15a4b4; $custom-light: #76bfca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#15a4b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 164,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.038,
"s": 79.104,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65837,
"c": 0.1098,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.30006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#15A4B4
secondary
#CF6256
accent
#4632F6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182