What color is #152A4E?

#152A4E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152A4E?

The RGB value is 21, 42, 78: 21 red, 42 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152A4E?

The complementary color is #4E3915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152A4E color

#152A4E rgb(21, 42, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #152A4E is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 16.5% green and 30.6% blue (21, 42, 78).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 58% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#152A4E color codes

HEX	`#152A4E`
RGB	`rgb(21, 42, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 16.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 58%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 73%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 46%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.3, 5.41, -24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.3, 25.27, 282.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.512, 2.365, 7.53)`
Decimal	`1387086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152A4E, 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 #152A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #152A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152a4e; }
.text { color: #152a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 42 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152a4e, #1c154e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #152A4E?: #152A4E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152A4E?: The RGB value is 21, 42, 78: 21 red, 42 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152A4E?: The complementary color is #4E3915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.