What color is #152F56?

#152F56 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152F56?

The RGB value is 21, 47, 86: 21 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152F56?

The complementary color is #563C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152F56 color

#152F56 rgb(21, 47, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #152F56 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 18.4% green and 33.7% blue (21, 47, 86).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 61% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#152F56 color codes

HEX	`#152F56`
RGB	`rgb(21, 47, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 18.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 61%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 76%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 45%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.49, 5.12, -26.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.49, 27.05, 280.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.005, 2.864, 9.197)`
Decimal	`1388374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152F56, 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 #152F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #152F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152f56; }
.text { color: #152f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 47 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152f56, #1b1556); }

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Questions

What color is #152F56?: #152F56 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152F56?: The RGB value is 21, 47, 86: 21 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152F56?: The complementary color is #563C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.