#157DA0#157DA0

#157DA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.102 H 227.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157DA0
RGB	rgb(21, 125, 160)
HSL	hsl(195, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(195, 87%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, -14.97, -26.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 30.48, 240.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% -0.0688 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.102 227.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9854, 17.3629, 35.8652)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157DA0 #A03815

analogous

#15A07D #157DA0 #1537A0

triadic

#157DA0 #A0157D #7DA015

tetradic

#157DA0 #7D15A0 #A03815 #37A015

square

#157DA0 #7D15A0 #A03815 #37A015

split-complementary

#157DA0 #A01537 #A07D15

monochromatic

#072834 #0E536A #157DA0 #1CA7D6 #48BFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#157DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#157DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157DA0

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157DA0	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008789

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 125, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.102 227.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea2bc',
    500: '#157da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157da0;
$custom-light: #6ea2bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.108,
    "s": 76.796,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55148,
    "c": 0.10156,
    "h": 227.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157DA0

secondary

#C86949

accent

#6534F3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #157DA0

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

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