#159E87 Color

#159E87 is rgb(21, 158, 135) in RGB and hsl(170, 77%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#159E87

HEX#159E87

RGBrgb(21, 158, 135)

HSLhsl(170, 77%, 35%)

HSVhsv(170, 87%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.112 177.1)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 15%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #159E87 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #159E87 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#159E87 Complementary#9E152B Analogous#159E42 Analogous#15709E Triadic#87159E Triadic#9E8715

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #159E87, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1AC7AA #2BE3C5 #53E9D0 #7CEEDB #A5F3E6 #CDF9F1

Shades

#128C78 #0F7564 #0D6355 #0A4D42 #083B32 #05241F

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