#156A8A Color

#156A8A is rgb(21, 106, 138) in RGB and hsl(196, 74%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#156A8A

HEX#156A8A

RGBrgb(21, 106, 138)

HSLhsl(196, 74%, 31%)

HSVhsv(196, 85%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.091 229.4)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 23%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156A8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156A8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156A8A Complementary#8A3415 Analogous#158A6E Analogous#15308A Triadic#8A156A Triadic#6A8A15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156A8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B8DB6 #21ACDE #4EBCE4 #75CBEA #A2DCF1 #CAEBF7

Shades

#125D78 #0F4F66 #0D4154 #0B3747 #082935 #051B23

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