#156D84#156D84

#156D84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.085 H 220.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D84
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 132)
HSL	hsl(192, 73%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(192, 84%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.1%, 17.4%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, -16.15, -19.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 25.49, 230.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% -0.0643 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.085 220.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9410, 12.7614, 23.7646)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D84 #842C15

analogous

#158463 #156D84 #153684

triadic

#156D84 #84156D #6D8415

tetradic

#156D84 #631584 #842C15 #368415

square

#156D84 #631584 #842C15 #368415

split-complementary

#156D84 #841536 #846315

monochromatic

#04161A #0D414F #156D84 #1D99B9 #35BCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#156D84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#156D84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D84

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D84	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6A85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516084

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.085 220.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6897a7',
    500: '#156d84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d84;
$custom-light: #6897a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.432,
    "s": 72.549,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49686,
    "c": 0.08481,
    "h": 220.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D84

secondary

#B9563C

accent

#5E39EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D84

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

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