#156C8E Color

#156C8E is rgb(21, 108, 142) in RGB, hsl(197, 74%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 24%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#156C8E

HEX#156C8E

RGBrgb(21, 108, 142)

HSLhsl(197, 74%, 32%)

HSVhsv(197, 85%, 56%)

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

OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.093 230.5)

LABlab(42.09% -15.68 -26.15)

LCHlch(42.09% 30.50 239.05)

What #156C8E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #156C8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 4.77 Sea Blue#006994ΔE 5.59 Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 8.34 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 9.95 Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 11.15 Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 12.43

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#156C8E Channel Values

How #156C8E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 21 · G 108 · B 142	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 74% · L 32%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 85% · V 56%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 85% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 44%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.89:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 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. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

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

Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #156C8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #156C8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #156C8E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #156C8E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#156C8E

Protanopia#63638E

Protanomaly#4F678E

Deuteranopia#5A5A8F

Deuteranomaly#48628F

Tritanopia#007171

Tritanomaly#006F7E

Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #156C8E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-156c8e: #156C8E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #156C8E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-156c8e': '#156C8E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.424, blue: 0.557)

Android XML<color name="color_156c8e">#156C8E</color>

SVG fillfill="#156C8E"

More Teal Colors

#156C8E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#156C8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #156C8E?

#156C8E is a dark teal — rgb(21, 108, 142) in RGB and hsl(197, 74%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #156C8E?

#156C8E is rgb(21, 108, 142) — red 21, green 108, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #156C8E?

#156C8E converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 24%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #156C8E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #156C8E scores 5.89:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #156C8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #156C8E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.01, which is visibly different.

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