#156E8E Color

#156E8E is rgb(21, 110, 142) in RGB and hsl(196, 74%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#156E8E

HEX#156E8E

RGBrgb(21, 110, 142)

HSLhsl(196, 74%, 32%)

HSVhsv(196, 85%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.092 228.4)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 23%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156E8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156E8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156E8E Complementary#8E3515 Analogous#158E72 Analogous#15318E Triadic#8E156E Triadic#6E8E15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156E8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B8DB6 #26ADDF #4EBCE4 #7ACDEB #A2DCF1 #CEEDF8

Shades

#13607C #10526A #0D4559 #0B3747 #082935 #051B23

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