#156C8E Color

#156C8E is rgb(21, 108, 142) in RGB and hsl(197, 74%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#156C8E

HEX#156C8E

RGBrgb(21, 108, 142)

HSLhsl(197, 74%, 32%)

HSVhsv(197, 85%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.093 230.5)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 24%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156C8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156C8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156C8E Complementary#8E3715 Analogous#158E74 Analogous#152F8E Triadic#8E156C Triadic#6C8E15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156C8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B8AB6 #26AADF #4EBAE4 #7ACBEB #A2DBF1 #CEECF8

Shades

#135E7C #10516A #0D4359 #0B3647 #082835 #051B23

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