#156b8c

Color #156b8c

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.95 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#156b8c

RGB

rgb(21, 107, 140)

HSL

hsl(196.6, 73.9%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.6, 85%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(85%, 23.6%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(42.1, -12.08, -24.99)

LCH

lch(42.1, 27.76, 244.2)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.092, 229.94)

HWB

hwb(196.6, 8.2%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c3615

Analogous

#158c72

#156b8c

#15308c

Triadic

#156b8c

#8c156b

#6b8c15

Split-complementary

#156b8c

#8c1530

#8c7215

Tetradic

#156b8c

#36158c

#8c3615

#6b8c15

Square

#156b8c

#72158c

#8c3615

#308c15

Shades

Color #156b8c mixed toward black.

#125975

#0e475d

#0b3646

#07242f

#041217

Tints

Color #156b8c mixed toward white.

#1d92bf

#35b1e1

#67c5e8

#9ad8f0

#ccecf7

Tones

Color #156b8c mixed toward gray.

#1f6782

#296278

#335e6e

#3d5964

#47555b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.51:1

White text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a85 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#453f83 · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#207f7e · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #156b8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#156b8c]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#156b8c (#156b8c) is rgb(21, 107, 140) in RGB.

No, #156b8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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