What color is #153539?

#153539 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153539?

The RGB value is 21, 53, 57: 21 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153539?

The complementary color is #391915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153539 color

#153539 rgb(21, 53, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #153539 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20.8% green and 22.4% blue (21, 53, 57).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 46% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#153539 color codes

HEX	`#153539`
RGB	`rgb(21, 53, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 46%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 63%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 7%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.05, -10.32, -6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.05, 11.99, 210.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.321, 3.001, 4.327)`
Decimal	`1389881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153539, 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 #153539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #153539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153539; }
.text { color: #153539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 53 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153539, #152339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #153539?: #153539 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153539?: The RGB value is 21, 53, 57: 21 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153539?: The complementary color is #391915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.