#156E80#156E80

#156E80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.082 H 215.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156E80
RGB	rgb(21, 110, 128)
HSL	hsl(190, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(190, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 14.1%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, -18.14, -17.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 24.91, 223.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% -0.0671 -0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.082 215.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.7798, 12.8686, 22.3863)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156E80 #802715

analogous

#15805D #156E80 #153980

triadic

#156E80 #80156E #6E8015

tetradic

#156E80 #5D1580 #802715 #398015

square

#156E80 #5D1580 #802715 #398015

split-complementary

#156E80 #801539 #805D15

monochromatic

#04171A #0C414B #156E80 #1E9BB5 #32C1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#156E80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#156E80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156E80

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156E80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156E80	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626A81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546080

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156e80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.082 215.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6897a4',
    500: '#156e80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156e80;
$custom-light: #6897a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156e80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.093,
    "s": 71.812,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49764,
    "c": 0.08229,
    "h": 215.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156E80

secondary

#B5503C

accent

#5839EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156E80

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

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