What color is #153632?

#153632 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153632?

The RGB value is 21, 54, 50: 21 red, 54 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153632?

The complementary color is #361519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153632?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153632 color

#153632 rgb(21, 54, 50)

Shades of teal

The hex color #153632 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 21.2% green and 19.6% blue (21, 54, 50).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#153632 color codes

HEX	`#153632`
RGB	`rgb(21, 54, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 21.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 61%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.16, -13.26, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.16, 13.31, 185.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.204, 3.028, 3.485)`
Decimal	`1390130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153632, 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 #153632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153632 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #153632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153632; }
.text { color: #153632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 54 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153632, #152936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #153632?: #153632 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153632?: The RGB value is 21, 54, 50: 21 red, 54 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153632?: The complementary color is #361519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153632?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.