#156D83#156D83

#156D83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.084 H 219.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D83
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 131)
HSL	hsl(192, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(192, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(84%, 16.8%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, -16.51, -19.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 25.31, 229.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% -0.0648 -0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.084 219.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.8729, 12.7342, 23.4059)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D83 #832B15

analogous

#158362 #156D83 #153683

triadic

#156D83 #83156D #6D8315

tetradic

#156D83 #621583 #832B15 #368315

square

#156D83 #621583 #832B15 #368315

split-complementary

#156D83 #831536 #836215

monochromatic

#04161A #0D414E #156D83 #1D99B8 #34BCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#156D83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#156D83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D83

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D83	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6A84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516083

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.084 219.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6897a7',
    500: '#156d83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d83;
$custom-light: #6897a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192,
    "s": 72.368,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49639,
    "c": 0.08414,
    "h": 219.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D83

secondary

#B8553C

accent

#5D39EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D83

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

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