What color is #152F34?

#152F34 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152F34?

The RGB value is 21, 47, 52: 21 red, 47 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152F34?

The complementary color is #341A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152F34 color

#152F34 rgb(21, 47, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #152F34 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 18.4% green and 20.4% blue (21, 47, 52).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#152F34 color codes

HEX	`#152F34`
RGB	`rgb(21, 47, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 18.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 10%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.65, -8.26, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.65, 10.37, 217.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.945, 2.44, 3.617)`
Decimal	`1388340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152F34, 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 #152F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #152F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152f34; }
.text { color: #152f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 47 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152f34, #152034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #152F34?: #152F34 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152F34?: The RGB value is 21, 47, 52: 21 red, 47 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152F34?: The complementary color is #341A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.