Palettes / Colors / #15768A

#15768A — Teal

#15768A is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #15768A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#15768A is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8A2815; it also sits naturally between #158A63 and #153C8A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 46% · Blue 54%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #15768A

.text { color: #15768A; }
.background { background-color: #15768A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #15768A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(21, 118, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 74%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #15768A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(21, 118, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #15768A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(21, 118, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#15768A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#15768A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #15768A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A2815:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #15768A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #15768A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #15768A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #15768A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #157689  ·  #15768B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #15768A?

#15768A is Teal, a teal color (RGB 21, 118, 138). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #15768A?

#15768A is RGB 21, 118, 138 — HSL 190°, 74%, 31% — CMYK 85%, 14%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #15768A?

Its complement is #8A2815; analogous partners are #158A63 and #153C8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #15768A for text?

White text on #15768A has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.99:1.