What color is #153332?

#153332 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 #153332?

The RGB value is 21, 51, 50: 21 red, 51 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153332?

The complementary color is #331516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153332?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153332 color

#153332 rgb(21, 51, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #153332 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20% green and 19.6% blue (21, 51, 50).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#153332 color codes

HEX	`#153332`
RGB	`rgb(21, 51, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 59%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.04, -11.45, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.04, 11.79, 193.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.069, 2.757, 3.44)`
Decimal	`1389362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153332, 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 #153332	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153332 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #153332 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153332; }
.text { color: #153332; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153332; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 51 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153332, #152533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #153332?: #153332 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 #153332?: The RGB value is 21, 51, 50: 21 red, 51 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153332?: The complementary color is #331516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153332?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.