#156D90#156D90

#156D90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.095 H 231.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D90
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 144)
HSL	hsl(197, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(197, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, -11.75, -26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 28.62, 245.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% -0.0596 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.095 231)
XYZ	xyz(10.8099, 13.1090, 28.3407)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D90 #903815

analogous

#159075 #156D90 #153090

triadic

#156D90 #90156D #6D9015

tetradic

#156D90 #751590 #903815 #309015

square

#156D90 #751590 #903815 #309015

split-complementary

#156D90 #901530 #907515

monochromatic

#051C25 #0D455B #156D90 #1D95C5 #3DB3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#156D90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#156D90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D90

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D90	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6C92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B608F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.095 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a96b0',
    500: '#156d90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d90;
$custom-light: #6a96b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.073,
    "s": 74.545,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50281,
    "c": 0.09468,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.1311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D90

secondary

#C2643E

accent

#6C37F1

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F5

border

#C7CCCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D90

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

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