What color is #153549?

#153549 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 #153549?

The RGB value is 21, 53, 73: 21 red, 53 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153549?

The complementary color is #492915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153549 color

#153549 rgb(21, 53, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #153549 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20.8% green and 28.6% blue (21, 53, 73).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#153549 color codes

HEX	`#153549`
RGB	`rgb(21, 53, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 27%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.78, -4.38, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.78, 16.42, 254.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.785, 3.186, 6.77)`
Decimal	`1389897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153549, 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 #153549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #153549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153549; }
.text { color: #153549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 53 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153549, #151b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #153549?: #153549 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 #153549?: The RGB value is 21, 53, 73: 21 red, 53 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153549?: The complementary color is #492915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.