#156C80#156C80

#156C80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.082 H 217.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C80
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 128)
HSL	hsl(191, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(191, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 15.6%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, -17.03, -18.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 24.83, 226.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% -0.065 -0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.082 217.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5664, 12.4419, 22.3152)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C80 #802915

analogous

#15805F #156C80 #153780

triadic

#156C80 #80156C #6C8015

tetradic

#156C80 #5F1580 #802915 #378015

square

#156C80 #5F1580 #802915 #378015

split-complementary

#156C80 #801537 #805F15

monochromatic

#04161A #0C404B #156C80 #1E98B5 #32BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#156C80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#156C80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C80

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C80	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6981

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515F80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.082 217.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6796a5',
    500: '#156c80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c80;
$custom-light: #6796a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.215,
    "s": 71.812,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49236,
    "c": 0.08235,
    "h": 217.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C80

secondary

#B5533C

accent

#5B39EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF2F4

border

#C6CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C80

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

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