#157C9E Color

#157C9E is rgb(21, 124, 158) in RGB and hsl(195, 77%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#157C9E

HEX#157C9E

RGBrgb(21, 124, 158)

HSLhsl(195, 77%, 35%)

HSVhsv(195, 87%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.1 226.8)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 22%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #157C9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #157C9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#157C9E Complementary#9E3715 Analogous#159E7C Analogous#15379E Triadic#9E157C Triadic#7C9E15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #157C9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1A9BC7 #2BB5E3 #53C3E9 #7CD2EE #A5E0F3 #CDEEF9

Shades

#126D8C #0F5C75 #0D4E63 #0A3C4D #082E3B #051C24

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