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#157A64 Color

#157A64 is rgb(21, 122, 100) in RGB, hsl(167, 71%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 18%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#157A64
HEX#157A64
RGBrgb(21, 122, 100)
HSLhsl(167, 71%, 28%)
HSVhsv(167, 83%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 18%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.094 173.4)
LABlab(45.48% -32.92 3.84)
LCHlch(45.48% 33.14 173.35)

What #157A64 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #157A64, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#157A64 Channel Values

How #157A64 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 21 · G 122 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 71% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 83% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #157A64 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #157A64

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #157A64; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #157A64

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #157A64 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#157A64
Protanopia#707064
Protanomaly#597464
Deuteranopia#666666
Deuteranomaly#516F65
Tritanopia#227878
Tritanomaly#1E7970
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #157A64 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-157a64: #157A64;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #157A64;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-157a64': '#157A64' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.478, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_157a64">#157A64</color>
SVG fillfill="#157A64"

More Green Colors

#157A64 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#157A64 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #157A64?

#157A64 is a dark green — rgb(21, 122, 100) in RGB and hsl(167, 71%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.38.

What is the RGB value of #157A64?

#157A64 is rgb(21, 122, 100) — red 21, green 122, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #157A64?

#157A64 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 18%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #157A64 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #157A64 scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #157A64 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #157A64 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.3, which is visibly different.

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