#157E8E Color

#157E8E is rgb(21, 126, 142) in RGB and hsl(188, 74%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#157E8E

HEX#157E8E

RGBrgb(21, 126, 142)

HSLhsl(188, 74%, 32%)

HSVhsv(188, 85%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.09 211)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 11%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #157E8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #157E8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#157E8E Complementary#8E2515 Analogous#158E62 Analogous#15418E Triadic#8E157E Triadic#7E8E15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #157E8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1BA1B6 #26C6DF #4ED0E4 #7ADCEB #A2E7F1 #CEF2F8

Shades

#136E7C #105E6A #0D4F59 #0B3F47 #082F35 #051F23

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