#156B7D#156B7D

#156B7D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.081 H 216.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B7D
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 125)
HSL	hsl(190, 71%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(190, 83%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.2%, 14.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, -17.55, -16.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 24.40, 224.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% -0.0653 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.081 216)
XYZ	xyz(9.2670, 12.1543, 21.2557)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B7D #7D2715

analogous

#157D5B #156B7D #15377D

triadic

#156B7D #7D156B #6B7D15

tetradic

#156B7D #5B157D #7D2715 #377D15

square

#156B7D #5B157D #7D2715 #377D15

split-complementary

#156B7D #7D1537 #7D5B15

monochromatic

#04161A #0C3E49 #156B7D #1E98B1 #30BEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#156B7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#156B7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B7D

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B7D	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F677E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515E7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.081 216.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6795a2',
    500: '#156b7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b7d;
$custom-light: #6795a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.385,
    "s": 71.233,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48834,
    "c": 0.08064,
    "h": 216
  },
  "luminance": 0.12155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B7D

secondary

#B2503C

accent

#593AEE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF1F3

border

#C6CBCD

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B7D

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

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