#156B9D Color

#156B9D is rgb(21, 107, 157) in RGB and hsl(202, 76%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#156B9D

HEX#156B9D

RGBrgb(21, 107, 157)

HSLhsl(202, 76%, 35%)

HSVhsv(202, 87%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.11 241)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 32%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156B9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156B9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156B9D Complementary#9D4715 Analogous#159D8B Analogous#15289D Triadic#9D156B Triadic#6B9D15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156B9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B87C5 #2C9FE2 #54B2E8 #7DC4ED #A5D6F3 #CEE9F8

Shades

#135F8B #105075 #0D4363 #0A344C #08283A #051924

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