#158299

Closest named color: Teal Blue (#01889F). oklch(56.1% 0.095 216.9), rgb(21, 130, 153).

Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).

About this color

#158299 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 217°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Blue (#01889F), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Blue (#01889F)
Black text	4.68:1
White text	4.48:1

Values

HEX	#158299
RGB	rgb(21, 130, 153)
HSL	hsl(190, 76%, 34%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.095 216.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #158299	4.48:1	AA large text	Lc -76.1	Fine for body text
Black text on #158299	4.68:1	AA	Lc 33.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#158299 text on white	4.48:1	AA large text	Lc 70.7	Content text, not long reading
#158299 text on black	4.68:1	AA	Lc -31.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F8

oklch(97% 0.006 223.5)
Step 100
100

#E1ECEF

oklch(93.6% 0.012 215.8)
Step 200
200

#C8DDE3

oklch(88.4% 0.024 216.7)
Step 300
300

#A2C8D3

oklch(80.9% 0.043 217.3)
Step 400
400

#6DACBD

oklch(70.8% 0.069 216.8)
Step 500
500

#4096AC

oklch(63% 0.088 217.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#158299

oklch(56.1% 0.095 216.9)
Step 700
700

#006C81

oklch(49% 0.088 217.4)
Step 800
800

#085869

oklch(42.6% 0.074 217.5)
Step 900
900

#154955

oklch(37.7% 0.057 216.3)
Step 950
950

#0E2B32

oklch(27.1% 0.037 216.1)

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#158299 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#737E9A	0.083
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#627299	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008A89	0.041
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.096