#159F9D

#159F9D

Color Values

HEX

#159F9D

RGB

21, 159, 157

HSL

179.1, 76.7%, 35.3%

HSV

179.1, 86.8%, 62.4%

CMYK

86.8%, 0.0%, 1.3%, 37.6%

OKLCH

0.6369 0.1057 193.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1050-B50G Turquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#159F9D

#9F1517

Analogous

#159F58

#155C9F

#159F9D

Triadic

#159F9D

#9D159F

#9F9D15

Split Complementary

#159F9D

#9F155C

#9F5815

Tetradic

#159F9D

#58159F

#9F1517

#5C9F15

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#159F9D

Protanopia

#51529D

Deuteranopia

#493E9E

Tritanopia

#1C9E9E

Achromatopsia

#828282

CSS Usage

background-color: #159F9D;
color: #159F9D;
border-color: #159F9D;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 600 #0D9488

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2FCFC
100
#E2F9F8
200
#C0F7F6
300
#93F1EF
400
#58E9E7
500
#1EE1DE
600
#18B4B2
700
#13908E
800
#0F716F
900
#0F5251
950
#093433

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.48:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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