#156D89#156D89

#156D89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.089 H 225.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D89
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 137)
HSL	hsl(194, 73%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(194, 85%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 20.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, -14.34, -22.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 26.59, 237.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% -0.0623 -0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.089 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2914, 12.9015, 25.6099)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D89 #893115

analogous

#15896B #156D89 #153389

triadic

#156D89 #89156D #6D8915

tetradic

#156D89 #6B1589 #893115 #338915

square

#156D89 #6B1589 #893115 #338915

split-complementary

#156D89 #891533 #896B15

monochromatic

#05191F #0D4354 #156D89 #1D97BE #38B8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#156D89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#156D89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D89

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D89	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6B8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.089 225.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6997ab',
    500: '#156d89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d89;
$custom-light: #6997ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.483,
    "s": 73.418,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49928,
    "c": 0.08854,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D89

secondary

#BD5C3D

accent

#6438F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D89

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

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