#156E83#156E83

#156E83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.084 H 218.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156E83
RGB	rgb(21, 110, 131)
HSL	hsl(191, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(191, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(84%, 16%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, -17.07, -18.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 25.31, 227.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% -0.0658 -0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.084 218.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.9802, 12.9487, 23.4417)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156E83 #832A15

analogous

#158361 #156E83 #153783

triadic

#156E83 #83156E #6E8315

tetradic

#156E83 #611583 #832A15 #378315

square

#156E83 #611583 #832A15 #378315

split-complementary

#156E83 #831537 #836115

monochromatic

#04161A #0D424E #156E83 #1D9AB8 #34BEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#156E83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#156E83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156E83

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156E83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156E83	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616B84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526083

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156e83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.084 218.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6897a7',
    500: '#156e83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156e83;
$custom-light: #6897a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156e83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.455,
    "s": 72.368,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49902,
    "c": 0.08402,
    "h": 218.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156E83

secondary

#B8543C

accent

#5C39EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156E83

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

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