#156e8d

Color #156e8d

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.56 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#156e8d

RGB

rgb(21, 110, 141)

HSL

hsl(195.5, 74.1%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.5, 85.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(85.1%, 22%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(43.11, -13.44, -24.02)

LCH

lch(43.11, 27.52, 240.77)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0915, 227.61)

HWB

hwb(195.5, 8.2%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d3415

Analogous

#158d70

#156e8d

#15328d

Triadic

#156e8d

#8d156e

#6e8d15

Split-complementary

#156e8d

#8d1532

#8d7015

Tetradic

#156e8d

#34158d

#8d3415

#6e8d15

Square

#156e8d

#70158d

#8d3415

#328d15

Shades

Color #156e8d mixed toward black.

#125c76

#0e495e

#0b3747

#07252f

#041218

Tints

Color #156e8d mixed toward white.

#1d95c0

#35b5e1

#68c7e8

#9adaf0

#cdecf7

Tones

Color #156e8d mixed toward gray.

#1f6983

#296479

#33606f

#3d5b65

#47565b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c86 · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#474085 · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#21817f · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 18.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #156e8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#156e8d]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#156e8d (#156e8d) is rgb(21, 110, 141) in RGB.

No, #156e8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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