#156D80#156D80

#156D80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.082 H 216.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D80
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 128)
HSL	hsl(191, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(191, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 14.8%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, -17.59, -17.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 24.86, 224.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% -0.066 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.082 216.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.6725, 12.6540, 22.3506)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D80 #802815

analogous

#15805E #156D80 #153880

triadic

#156D80 #80156D #6D8015

tetradic

#156D80 #5E1580 #802815 #388015

square

#156D80 #5E1580 #802815 #388015

split-complementary

#156D80 #801538 #805E15

monochromatic

#04161A #0C404B #156D80 #1E9AB5 #32BFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#156D80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#156D80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D80

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D80	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606981

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525F80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.082 216.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6797a5',
    500: '#156d80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d80;
$custom-light: #6797a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.654,
    "s": 71.812,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.495,
    "c": 0.0823,
    "h": 216.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D80

secondary

#B5513C

accent

#5939EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D80

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

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