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#159C8A

#159c8a ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159c8a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 61.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.54% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 172°, with 76.27% saturation and 34.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.2577

Complementary

  1. #159c8a
  2. #9c1527

Split complementary

  1. #159c8a
  2. #9c156b
  3. #9c4715

Analogous

  1. #159c47
  2. #159c8a
  3. #156b9c

Triadic

  1. #159c8a
  2. #8a159c
  3. #9c8a15

Tetradic

  1. #159c8a
  2. #15279c
  3. #9c1527
  4. #9c8a15

Square

  1. #159c8a
  2. #47159c
  3. #9c1527
  4. #6b9c15

Monochromatic

  1. #031513
  2. #0c594e
  3. #159c8a
  4. #1edfc6
  5. #60ead7

Shades

#159c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159c8a
  2. #138c7c
  3. #117d6e
  4. #0f6d61
  5. #0d5e53
  6. #0b4e45
  7. #083e37
  8. #062f29
  9. #041f1c
  10. #02100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#159c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159c8a
  2. #2ca696
  3. #44b0a1
  4. #5bbaad
  5. #73c4b9
  6. #8acec5
  7. #a1d7d0
  8. #b9e1dc
  9. #d0ebe8
  10. #e8f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159c8a
  2. #209989
  3. #2a9688
  4. #359487
  5. #409186
  6. #4b8e85
  7. #558b84
  8. #608883
  9. #6b8682
  10. #758381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f928b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959289 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84868c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76968a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698f8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009e92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159c8a {
  color: #159c8a;
}
Background
.bg-159c8a {
  background-color: #159c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159c8a {
  border: 2px solid #159c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 156 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 76% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159c8a, #156b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 156 138 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.11 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.03 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.93 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.71 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.26 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.84 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.26 #ea6375 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Persian Green
#159c8a  rgb(21, 156, 138)  hsl(172, 76%, 35%)  Persian Green
#9c1527  rgb(156, 21, 39)  hsl(352, 76%, 35%)  Carmine
#8a159c  rgb(138, 21, 156)  hsl(292, 76%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#9c8a15  rgb(156, 138, 21)  hsl(52, 76%, 35%)  Olive