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#156b60 color: Evergreen Forest

#156b60 is rgb(21, 107, 96) in RGB and oklch(47.668% 0.07913 182.03) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

47.7%
0.079
182°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #156b60

#156b60 is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.36:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evergreen Forest (#0e695f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #156b60 mixed with white

  1. 156b60
  2. 35796f
  3. 4d877d
  4. 64968d
  5. 7aa49c
  6. 90b3ac
  7. a5c2bc
  8. bcd1cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8efee

Darker: #156b60 mixed with black

  1. 156b60
  2. 115c52
  3. 0c4e45
  4. 083f38
  5. 05322c
  6. 032520
  7. 021815
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #156b60 with less saturation

  1. 156b60
  2. 236a60
  3. 2e685f
  4. 36675f
  5. 3d665f
  6. 43645e
  7. 49635e
  8. 4e615e
  9. 53605d
  10. 585e5d

Questions about #156b60

What color is #156b60?

#156b60 is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Evergreen Forest. In RGB it is rgb(21, 107, 96), in HSL hsl(172.33, 67.19%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.668% 0.07913 182.03).

What colors go well with #156b60?

The complementary color of #156b60 is #814959. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #376946 and #0f6877. The triadic partners are #655282 and #7c522a.

Is white or black text more readable on #156b60?

White text reads better on #156b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #156b60 a warm or cool color?

#156b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.079.