#156C84#156C84

#156C84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.085 H 221.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C84
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 132)
HSL	hsl(193, 73%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(193, 84%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, -15.59, -20.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 25.54, 232.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% -0.0633 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.085 221.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8349, 12.5493, 23.7292)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156C84 #842D15

analogous

#158465 #156C84 #153484

triadic

#156C84 #84156C #6C8415

tetradic

#156C84 #651584 #842D15 #348415

square

#156C84 #651584 #842D15 #348415

split-complementary

#156C84 #841534 #846515

monochromatic

#04161A #0D414F #156C84 #1D97B9 #35BADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#156C84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#156C84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C84

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C84	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6985

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505F84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.085 221.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6896a7',
    500: '#156c84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c84;
$custom-light: #6896a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.973,
    "s": 72.549,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49425,
    "c": 0.085,
    "h": 221.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C84

secondary

#B9573C

accent

#6039EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C84

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

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