What color is #153349?

#153349 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153349?

The RGB value is 21, 51, 73: 21 red, 51 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153349?

The complementary color is #492B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153349 color

#153349 rgb(21, 51, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #153349 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20% green and 28.6% blue (21, 51, 73).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#153349 color codes

HEX	`#153349`
RGB	`rgb(21, 51, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 30%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.08, -3.03, -16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.08, 17.19, 259.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.695, 3.008, 6.741)`
Decimal	`1389385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153349, 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 #153349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #153349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153349; }
.text { color: #153349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 51 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153349, #151949); }

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Questions

What color is #153349?: #153349 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153349?: The RGB value is 21, 51, 73: 21 red, 51 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153349?: The complementary color is #492B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.