#156A84#156A84
#156A84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.086 H 224.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #156A84 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 106, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 73%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 84%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.1%, 19.7%, 0%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.43, -14.46, -21.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.43, 25.69, 235.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.9% -0.0613 -0.0596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.9% 0.086 224.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6264, 12.1322, 23.6597) |
| Luminance | 0.1213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.02
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.91
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.50
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.63
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.80
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#156A84 #842F15
analogous
#158466 #156A84 #153384
triadic
#156A84 #84156A #6A8415
tetradic
#156A84 #661584 #842F15 #338415
square
#156A84 #661584 #842F15 #338415
split-complementary
#156A84 #841533 #846615
monochromatic
#04151A #0D404F #156A84 #1D94B9 #35B7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.13
#156A84 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#156A84 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #156A84
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##156A84 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##156A84 | 1.00 | 6.13 | 3.43 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B6885
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D5D84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007272
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #156a84; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 106, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.086 224.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6894a8',
500: '#156a84',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #156a84; $custom-light: #6894a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#156a84",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 106,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.054,
"s": 72.549,
"l": 30
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48903,
"c": 0.08551,
"h": 224.2
},
"luminance": 0.12133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#156A84
secondary
#B9593C
accent
#6339EF
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7F