#156F90#156F90

#156F90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.094 H 229.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156F90
RGB	rgb(21, 111, 144)
HSL	hsl(196, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(196, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, -12.90, -25.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 28.22, 242.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% -0.0615 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.094 229)
XYZ	xyz(11.0257, 13.5405, 28.4126)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#156F90 #903615

analogous

#159074 #156F90 #153190

triadic

#156F90 #90156F #6F9015

tetradic

#156F90 #741590 #903615 #319015

square

#156F90 #741590 #903615 #319015

split-complementary

#156F90 #901531 #907415

monochromatic

#051D25 #0D465B #156F90 #1D98C5 #3DB6E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#156F90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#156F90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156F90

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156F90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156F90	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6D92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6290

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156f90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 111, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.094 229.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a98b0',
    500: '#156f90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156f90;
$custom-light: #6a98b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156f90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.098,
    "s": 74.545,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50793,
    "c": 0.09371,
    "h": 229
  },
  "luminance": 0.13542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156F90

secondary

#C2623E

accent

#6937F1

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F5

border

#C7CCCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156F90

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

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