#156A8E Color

#156A8E is rgb(21, 106, 142) in RGB and hsl(198, 74%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#156A8E

HEX#156A8E

RGBrgb(21, 106, 142)

HSLhsl(198, 74%, 32%)

HSVhsv(198, 85%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.094 232.5)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 25%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156A8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156A8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156A8E Complementary#8E3915 Analogous#158E76 Analogous#152D8E Triadic#8E156A Triadic#6A8E15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156A8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B87B6 #26A7DF #4EB7E4 #7AC9EB #A2D9F1 #CEEBF8

Shades

#135D7C #104F6A #0D4259 #0B3547 #082835 #051A23

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