Colour
#157A6C
- #157A6C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#157A6C is a cyan with RGB values 21, 122, 108 and HSL 172°, 71%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#157A6C#157A6C
HEX#157A6C
RGBrgb(21, 122, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.4784, 0.4235
RGB percentages8.2%, 47.8%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(171.7, 70.6%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 82.8%, 47.8%)
CMYK82.8%, 0%, 11.5%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,407,596
CSS custom property--colour: #157A6C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#EA8593
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7A1523
Analogous#157A3A, #15557A
Triadic#6C157A, #7A6C15
Split complementary#7A1555, #7A3A15
Tetradic#3A157A, #7A1523, #557A15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G122
B108
Red21 (8.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue171.68°
Saturation (HSL)70.63%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G 7A · B 6C
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