#159C99

#159C99

Color Values

HEX

#159C99

RGB

21, 156, 153

HSL

178.7, 76.3%, 34.7%

HSV

178.7, 86.5%, 61.2%

CMYK

86.5%, 0.0%, 1.9%, 38.8%

OKLCH

0.6278 0.1042 192.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1050-B50G Turquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#159C99

#9C1518

Analogous

#159C56

#155B9C

#159C99

Triadic

#159C99

#99159C

#9C9915

Split Complementary

#159C99

#9C155B

#9C5615

Tetradic

#159C99

#56159C

#9C1518

#5B9C15

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#159C99

Protanopia

#4F519A

Deuteranopia

#483E9A

Tritanopia

#1C9A9A

Achromatopsia

#7F7F7F

CSS Usage

background-color: #159C99;
color: #159C99;
border-color: #159C99;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 600 #0D9488

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2FCFC
100
#E2F9F8
200
#C0F7F5
300
#93F0EE
400
#59E9E6
500
#1EE1DD
600
#18B4B0
700
#13908D
800
#0F706E
900
#0F5250
950
#0A3433

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.25:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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