#156F83#156F83

#156F83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.084 H 217.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F83
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 131)
HSL	hsl(191, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(191, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(84%, 15.3%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.01, -17.62, -18.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.01, 25.32, 225.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% -0.0668 -0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.084 217.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.0887, 13.1657, 23.4778)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156F83 #832915

analogous

#158360 #156F83 #153883

triadic

#156F83 #83156F #6F8315

tetradic

#156F83 #601583 #832915 #388315

square

#156F83 #601583 #832915 #388315

split-complementary

#156F83 #831538 #836015

monochromatic

#04161A #0D424E #156F83 #1D9CB8 #34BFDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#156F83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#156F83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F83

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F83	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626B84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546183

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.084 217.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6898a7',
    500: '#156f83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f83;
$custom-light: #6898a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.909,
    "s": 72.368,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50164,
    "c": 0.08395,
    "h": 217.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F83

secondary

#B8533C

accent

#5A39EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F83

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

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