#156B90#156B90

#156B90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.096 H 233.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156B90
RGB	rgb(21, 107, 144)
HSL	hsl(198, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(198, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 25.7%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, -10.58, -27.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 29.09, 248.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% -0.0576 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.096 233)
XYZ	xyz(10.5989, 12.6871, 28.2704)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156B90 #903A15

analogous

#159078 #156B90 #152D90

triadic

#156B90 #90156B #6B9015

tetradic

#156B90 #781590 #903A15 #2D9015

square

#156B90 #781590 #903A15 #2D9015

split-complementary

#156B90 #90152D #907815

monochromatic

#051C25 #0D435B #156B90 #1D93C5 #3DB1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#156B90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#156B90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156B90

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156B90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156B90	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596A92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495F8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156b90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 107, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.096 233.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a95b0',
    500: '#156b90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156b90;
$custom-light: #6a95b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156b90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.049,
    "s": 74.545,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49771,
    "c": 0.09577,
    "h": 233
  },
  "luminance": 0.12688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156B90

secondary

#C2663E

accent

#6F37F1

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F5

border

#C7CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156B90

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

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