#156D86#156D86

#156D86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.086 H 222.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D86
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 134)
HSL	hsl(193, 73%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(193, 84%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, -15.43, -20.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 25.89, 233.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% -0.0635 -0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.086 222.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.0792, 12.8167, 24.4923)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D86 #862E15

analogous

#158666 #156D86 #153586

triadic

#156D86 #86156D #6D8615

tetradic

#156D86 #661586 #862E15 #358615

square

#156D86 #661586 #862E15 #358615

split-complementary

#156D86 #861535 #866615

monochromatic

#04171C #0D4251 #156D86 #1D98BB #36BADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#156D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#156D86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D86

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D86	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6A87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506086

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.086 222.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6897a9',
    500: '#156d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d86;
$custom-light: #6897a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.274,
    "s": 72.903,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49782,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 222.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D86

secondary

#BA583C

accent

#6138F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D86

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

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