#156E9E Color

#156E9E is rgb(21, 110, 158) in RGB and hsl(201, 77%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#156E9E

HEX#156E9E

RGBrgb(21, 110, 158)

HSLhsl(201, 77%, 35%)

HSVhsv(201, 87%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.109 239.2)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 30%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156E9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156E9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156E9E Complementary#9E4515 Analogous#159E89 Analogous#15299E Triadic#9E156E Triadic#6E9E15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156E9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1A8AC7 #2BA3E3 #53B4E9 #7CC6EE #A5D8F3 #CDE9F9

Shades

#12618C #0F5275 #0D4563 #0A354D #08293B #051924

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