What color is #152E34?

#152E34 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152E34?

The RGB value is 21, 46, 52: 21 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152E34?

The complementary color is #341B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152E34?

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.

#152E34 color

#152E34 rgb(21, 46, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #152E34 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (21, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#152E34 color codes

HEX	`#152E34`
RGB	`rgb(21, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 12%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.28, -7.61, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.28, 10.23, 221.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.906, 2.361, 3.603)`
Decimal	`1388084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152E34, 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 #152E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152E34 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 #152E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152e34; }
.text { color: #152e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152e34, #151e34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #152E34?: #152E34 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152E34?: The RGB value is 21, 46, 52: 21 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152E34?: The complementary color is #341B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152E34?: 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.