What color is #153235?

#153235 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 #153235?

The RGB value is 21, 50, 53: 21 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153235?

The complementary color is #351815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153235 color

#153235 rgb(21, 50, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #153235 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 19.6% green and 20.8% blue (21, 50, 53).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#153235 color codes

HEX	`#153235`
RGB	`rgb(21, 50, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 19.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 60%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.79, -9.83, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.79, 11.14, 208.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.092, 2.697, 3.778)`
Decimal	`1389109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153235, 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 #153235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #153235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153235; }
.text { color: #153235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 50 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153235, #152235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #153235?: #153235 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 #153235?: The RGB value is 21, 50, 53: 21 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153235?: The complementary color is #351815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.