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#156e85 color: Amalfi

#156e85 is rgb(21, 110, 133) in RGB and oklch(49.995% 0.08532 220.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

50%
0.085
220°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #156e85

#156e85 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 220°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.83:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amalfi (#016e85). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #156e85 mixed with white

  1. 156e85
  2. 367c91
  3. 4e8a9d
  4. 6598a9
  5. 7ba6b5
  6. 91b5c1
  7. a7c3cd
  8. bcd2da
  9. d2e1e6
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #156e85 mixed with black

  1. 156e85
  2. 115f73
  3. 0c5061
  4. 084150
  5. 053340
  6. 032630
  7. 021921
  8. 010e13
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #156e85 with less saturation

  1. 156e85
  2. 256d82
  3. 306c7e
  4. 396b7b
  5. 416a78
  6. 476974
  7. 4e6871
  8. 54676e
  9. 59666a
  10. 5e6467

Questions about #156e85

What color is #156e85?

#156e85 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Amalfi. In RGB it is rgb(21, 110, 133), in HSL hsl(192.32, 72.73%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.995% 0.08532 220.448).

What colors go well with #156e85?

The complementary color of #156e85 is #8c523c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #04726e and #3b6692. The triadic partners are #844f72 and #6e6423.

Is white or black text more readable on #156e85?

White text reads better on #156e85: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and black gives 3.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #156e85 a warm or cool color?

#156e85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 220 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.085.