#156172#156172

#156172 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.075 H 216.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156172
RGB	rgb(21, 97, 114)
HSL	hsl(191, 69%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(191, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, -15.88, -16.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 22.55, 225.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% -0.0596 -0.0447)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.075 216.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.6199, 9.9228, 17.4300)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156172 #722615

analogous

#157255 #156172 #153372

triadic

#156172 #721561 #617215

tetradic

#156172 #551572 #722615 #337215

square

#156172 #551572 #722615 #337215

split-complementary

#156172 #721533 #725515

monochromatic

#05161A #0B353E #156172 #1F8DA6 #2AB8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#156172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#156172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156172

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156172	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565E73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 97, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.075 216.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648e9a',
    500: '#156172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156172;
$custom-light: #648e9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.968,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4566,
    "c": 0.07452,
    "h": 216.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156172

secondary

#A84F3B

accent

#5C3CEC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156172

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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