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#156A7D

#156a7d ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#156a7d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 41.57% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.2% cyan, 15.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 190.96°, with 71.23% saturation and 28.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #156a7d
  2. #7d2815

Split complementary

  1. #156a7d
  2. #7d1536
  3. #7d5c15

Analogous

  1. #157d5c
  2. #156a7d
  3. #15367d

Triadic

  1. #156a7d
  2. #7d156a
  3. #6a7d15

Tetradic

  1. #156a7d
  2. #28157d
  3. #7d2815
  4. #6a7d15

Square

  1. #156a7d
  2. #5c157d
  3. #7d2815
  4. #367d15

Monochromatic

  1. #030f11
  2. #0a323c
  3. #156a7d
  4. #20a2bf
  5. #4ac5e1

Shades

#156a7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #156a7d
  2. #135f71
  3. #115564
  4. #0f4a58
  5. #0d404b
  6. #0b353f
  7. #082a32
  8. #062026
  9. #041519
  10. #020b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#156a7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #156a7d
  2. #2c798a
  3. #448897
  4. #5b97a4
  5. #73a6b1
  6. #8ab5be
  7. #a1c3cb
  8. #b9d2d8
  9. #d0e1e5
  10. #e8f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#156a7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #156a7d
  2. #206c7d
  3. #2a6e7e
  4. #35717e
  5. #40737e
  6. #4b757f
  7. #55777f
  8. #60797f
  9. #6b7c7f
  10. #757e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d656d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e677e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505d7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b687e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40627d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-156a7d {
  color: #156a7d;
}
Background
.bg-156a7d {
  background-color: #156a7d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-156a7d {
  border: 2px solid #156a7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #156a7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 106 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 71% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-156a7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #156a7d, #15367d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-156a7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 106 125 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.85 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.66 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.19 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 11.39 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.57 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.84 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 12.24 #ea9582 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#156a7d  rgb(21, 106, 125)  hsl(191, 71%, 29%)  Teal Blue
#7d2815  rgb(125, 40, 21)  hsl(11, 71%, 29%)  Kobe
#7d156a  rgb(125, 21, 106)  hsl(311, 71%, 29%)  Byzantium
#6a7d15  rgb(106, 125, 21)  hsl(71, 71%, 29%)  Avocado