Recognised as Colour
#156F64
- #156F64
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#156F64 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 111, 100 and HSL 173°, 68%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#156F64#156F64
HEX#156F64
RGBrgb(21, 111, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.4353, 0.3922
RGB percentages8.2%, 43.5%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(172.7, 68.2%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 81.1%, 43.5%)
CMYK81.1%, 0%, 9.9%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,404,772
CSS custom property--colour: #156F64;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#EA909B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F1520
Analogous#156F37, #154D6F
Triadic#64156F, #6F6415
Split complementary#6F154D, #6F3715
Tetradic#37156F, #6F1520, #4D6F15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G111
B100
Red21 (8.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue172.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G 6F · B 64
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