#156D99 Color

#156D99 is rgb(21, 109, 153) in RGB and hsl(200, 76%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#156D99

HEX#156D99

RGBrgb(21, 109, 153)

HSLhsl(200, 76%, 34%)

HSVhsv(200, 86%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(50.8% 0.104 237.1)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 29%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156D99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156D99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156D99 Complementary#994115 Analogous#159983 Analogous#152B99 Triadic#99156D Triadic#6D9915

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156D99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1A89C1 #28A4E2 #50B5E7 #7DC8ED #A5D9F3 #CEEAF8

Shades

#126087 #0F5070 #0D435E #0A364C #082A3A #051A24

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