#157E9E Color

#157E9E is rgb(21, 126, 158) in RGB and hsl(194, 77%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#157E9E

HEX#157E9E

RGBrgb(21, 126, 158)

HSLhsl(194, 77%, 35%)

HSVhsv(194, 87%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.1 224.9)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 20%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #157E9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #157E9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#157E9E Complementary#9E3515 Analogous#159E79 Analogous#15399E Triadic#9E157E Triadic#7E9E15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #157E9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1A9EC7 #2BB8E3 #53C6E9 #7CD3EE #A5E1F3 #CDEEF9

Shades

#12708C #0F5E75 #0D4F63 #0A3D4D #082F3B #051D24

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