#156B83#156B83

#156B83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.084 H 222.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B83
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 131)
HSL	hsl(193, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(193, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(84%, 18.3%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, -15.39, -20.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 25.39, 232.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% -0.0627 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.084 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.6620, 12.3123, 23.3356)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B83 #832D15

analogous

#158364 #156B83 #153483

triadic

#156B83 #83156B #6B8315

tetradic

#156B83 #641583 #832D15 #348315

square

#156B83 #641583 #832D15 #348315

split-complementary

#156B83 #831534 #836415

monochromatic

#04161A #0D404E #156B83 #1D96B8 #34B9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#156B83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#156B83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B83

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B83	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6884

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5E83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.084 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6895a7',
    500: '#156b83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b83;
$custom-light: #6895a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.091,
    "s": 72.368,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49115,
    "c": 0.08449,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B83

secondary

#B8573C

accent

#6139EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B83

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

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