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#156a86 color: Sea Goddess

#156a86 is rgb(21, 106, 134) in RGB and oklch(49.001% 0.08711 226) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

49%
0.087
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #156a86

#156a86 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Goddess (#216987). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #156a86 mixed with white

  1. 156a86
  2. 357892
  3. 4d879e
  4. 6495aa
  5. 7aa4b6
  6. 90b3c2
  7. a6c2ce
  8. bcd1da
  9. d2e0e6
  10. e8eff3

Darker: #156a86 mixed with black

  1. 156a86
  2. 115b74
  3. 0c4d62
  4. 083f51
  5. 053140
  6. 032430
  7. 021821
  8. 010d13
  9. 000406
  10. 000001

Calmer: #156a86 with less saturation

  1. 156a86
  2. 246982
  3. 2f687f
  4. 37687b
  5. 3f6777
  6. 456673
  7. 4b6570
  8. 51646c
  9. 566368
  10. 5b6264

Questions about #156a86

What color is #156a86?

#156a86 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sea Goddess. In RGB it is rgb(21, 106, 134), in HSL hsl(194.87, 72.9%, 30.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.001% 0.08711 226).

What colors go well with #156a86?

The complementary color of #156a86 is #895034. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006f70 and #3e6291. The triadic partners are #844b6b and #676321.

Is white or black text more readable on #156a86?

White text reads better on #156a86: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #156a86 a warm or cool color?

#156a86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.087.