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#156d80 color: Crystal Teal

#156d80 is rgb(21, 109, 128) in RGB and oklch(49.5% 0.0823 216.643) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

49.5%
0.082
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #156d80

#156d80 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.95:1 contrast and black text 3.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Crystal Teal (#006e81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #156d80 mixed with white

  1. 156d80
  2. 357b8c
  3. 4e8999
  4. 6597a5
  5. 7ba6b1
  6. 90b4be
  7. a6c3cb
  8. bcd2d8
  9. d2e1e5
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #156d80 mixed with black

  1. 156d80
  2. 115e6e
  3. 0c4f5d
  4. 08414d
  5. 05333d
  6. 03262e
  7. 02191f
  8. 010d12
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #156d80 with less saturation

  1. 156d80
  2. 246c7d
  3. 2f6b7a
  4. 386a77
  5. 406974
  6. 466871
  7. 4d676e
  8. 52666b
  9. 586468
  10. 5d6365

Questions about #156d80

What color is #156d80?

#156d80 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Crystal Teal. In RGB it is rgb(21, 109, 128), in HSL hsl(190.65, 71.81%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.5% 0.0823 216.643).

What colors go well with #156d80?

The complementary color of #156d80 is #8a5040. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #117169 and #38668e. The triadic partners are #7f4f73 and #6f6224.

Is white or black text more readable on #156d80?

White text reads better on #156d80: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and black gives 3.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #156d80 a warm or cool color?

#156d80 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.082.