#156C7F#156C7F

#156C7F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.082 H 216.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C7F
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 127)
HSL	hsl(191, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(191, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 15%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, -17.39, -17.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 24.69, 225.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% -0.0654 -0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.082 216.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.5009, 12.4157, 21.9703)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C7F #7F2815

analogous

#157F5D #156C7F #15377F

triadic

#156C7F #7F156C #6C7F15

tetradic

#156C7F #5D157F #7F2815 #377F15

square

#156C7F #5D157F #7F2815 #377F15

split-complementary

#156C7F #7F1537 #7F5D15

monochromatic

#04161A #0C3F4A #156C7F #1E99B4 #31BEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#156C7F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#156C7F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C7F

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C7F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C7F	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6880

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525E7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c7f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.082 216.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6796a4',
    500: '#156c7f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c7f;
$custom-light: #6796a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c7f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.755,
    "s": 71.622,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4919,
    "c": 0.08176,
    "h": 216.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C7F

secondary

#B4513C

accent

#5A39EE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF2F4

border

#C6CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C7F

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

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