What color is #152D51?

#152D51 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152D51?

The RGB value is 21, 45, 81: 21 red, 45 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152D51?

The complementary color is #513915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152D51 color

#152D51 rgb(21, 45, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #152D51 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 17.6% green and 31.8% blue (21, 45, 81).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 59% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#152D51 color codes

HEX	`#152D51`
RGB	`rgb(21, 45, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 17.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 59%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 74%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 44%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.5, 4.48, -24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.5, 25.2, 280.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.732, 2.63, 8.147)`
Decimal	`1387857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152D51, 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 #152D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #152D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152d51; }
.text { color: #152d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 45 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152d51, #1b1551); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #152D51?: #152D51 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152D51?: The RGB value is 21, 45, 81: 21 red, 45 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152D51?: The complementary color is #513915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.