What color is #154250?

#154250 is a very dark, moderate cyan known as Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cold and Dark?

The RGB value is 21, 66, 80: 21 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cold and Dark?

The complementary color is #502315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cold and Dark color: hex code #154250

#154250 rgb(21, 66, 80)

Shades of teal

Cold and Dark has the hex code #154250. It is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 25.9% green and 31.4% blue (21, 66, 80).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 58% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

Cold and Dark (#154250) color codes

HEX	`#154250`
RGB	`rgb(21, 66, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 25.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 58%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 74%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 18%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.67, -10.07, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.67, 16.38, 232.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.705, 4.635, 8.287)`
Decimal	`1393232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cold and Dark, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #154250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #154250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154250; }
.text { color: #154250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 66 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154250, #152550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #154250 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #154250?: #154250 is a very dark, moderate cyan known as Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cold and Dark?: The RGB value is 21, 66, 80: 21 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cold and Dark?: The complementary color is #502315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.