#156C90#156C90

#156C90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.095 H 232.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156C90
RGB	rgb(21, 108, 144)
HSL	hsl(198, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(198, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 25%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, -11.16, -26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 28.84, 247.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% -0.0586 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.095 232)
XYZ	xyz(10.7038, 12.8968, 28.3053)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#156C90 #903915

analogous

#159077 #156C90 #152F90

triadic

#156C90 #90156C #6C9015

tetradic

#156C90 #771590 #903915 #2F9015

square

#156C90 #771590 #903915 #2F9015

split-complementary

#156C90 #90152F #907715

monochromatic

#051C25 #0D445B #156C90 #1D94C5 #3DB2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#156C90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#156C90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156C90

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156C90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156C90	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6B92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A608F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156c90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 108, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.095 232.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a96b0',
    500: '#156c90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156c90;
$custom-light: #6a96b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156c90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.561,
    "s": 74.545,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50026,
    "c": 0.09521,
    "h": 232
  },
  "luminance": 0.12898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156C90

secondary

#C2653E

accent

#6D37F1

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F5

border

#C7CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156C90

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

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