#157E8A Hex Color

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#157e8a is a hex color. It can be described as unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #157e8a.

Questions about #157e8a

What is #157e8a in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #157e8a is rgb(21, 126, 138), in HSL hsl(186, 74%, 31%) and in CMYK 85%, 9%, 0%, 46%.
Is #157e8a readable on white or black?
#157e8a has a 4.79:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.38:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.