#156E8A Color

#156E8A is rgb(21, 110, 138) in RGB and hsl(194, 74%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#156E8A

HEX#156E8A

RGBrgb(21, 110, 138)

HSLhsl(194, 74%, 31%)

HSVhsv(194, 85%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.089 225)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 20%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156E8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156E8A Complementary#8A3015 Analogous#158A6A Analogous#15348A Triadic#8A156E Triadic#6E8A15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156E8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B92B6 #21B2DE #4EC1E4 #75CFEA #A2DFF1 #CAECF7

Shades

#126078 #0F5266 #0D4454 #0B3947 #082B35 #051C23

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