#156B81#156B81

#156B81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.083 H 220.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B81
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 129)
HSL	hsl(192, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(192, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 17.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, -16.11, -19.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 25.00, 229.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% -0.0636 -0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.083 220.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5277, 12.2586, 22.6286)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B81 #812B15

analogous

#158161 #156B81 #153581

triadic

#156B81 #81156B #6B8115

tetradic

#156B81 #611581 #812B15 #358115

square

#156B81 #611581 #812B15 #358115

split-complementary

#156B81 #811535 #816115

monochromatic

#04161A #0C3F4C #156B81 #1E97B6 #33BBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#156B81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#156B81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B81

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B81	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6882

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505E81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.083 220.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6795a5',
    500: '#156b81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b81;
$custom-light: #6795a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.222,
    "s": 72,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4902,
    "c": 0.08311,
    "h": 220.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B81

secondary

#B6553C

accent

#5E39EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B81

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

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