Recognised as Colour
#156B72
- #156B72
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#156B72 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 107, 114 and HSL 185°, 69%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#156B72#156B72
HEX#156B72
RGBrgb(21, 107, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.4196, 0.4471
RGB percentages8.2%, 42%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(184.5, 68.9%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 81.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK81.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,403,762
CSS custom property--colour: #156B72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#EA948D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#721C15
Analogous#15724A, #153D72
Triadic#72156B, #6B7215
Split complementary#72153D, #724A15
Tetradic#4A1572, #721C15, #3D7215
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G107
B114
Red21 (8.2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue184.52°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 6B · B 72
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