#15BBCA#15BBCA
#15BBCA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.121 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #15BBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 187, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 81%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 90%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(89.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -32.70, -18.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 37.58, 209.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.4% -0.1095 -0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.4% 0.121 205.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7354, 39.9605, 62.0643) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.13
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.56
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.77
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#15BBCA #CA2415
analogous
#15CA7E #15BBCA #1561CA
triadic
#15BBCA #CA15BB #BBCA15
tetradic
#15BBCA #7E15CA #CA2415 #61CA15
square
#15BBCA #7E15CA #CA2415 #61CA15
split-complementary
#15BBCA #CA1561 #CA7E15
monochromatic
#09545B #0F8893 #15BBCA #32DBEA #6AE4EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#15BBCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#15BBCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #15BBCA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##15BBCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##15BBCA | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB3CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #15bbca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 187, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.121 205.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd0da',
500: '#15bbca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #15bbca; $custom-light: #7cd0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#15bbca",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 187,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.972,
"s": 81.166,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72396,
"c": 0.12104,
"h": 205.2
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#15BBCA
secondary
#D56F66
accent
#4130F8
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283