What color is #153736?

#153736 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 #153736?

The RGB value is 21, 55, 54: 21 red, 55 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153736?

The complementary color is #371516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153736 color

#153736 rgb(21, 55, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #153736 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 21.6% green and 21.2% blue (21, 55, 54).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 45% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#153736 color codes

HEX	`#153736`
RGB	`rgb(21, 55, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 21.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 45%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 62%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.67, -12.56, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.67, 12.95, 194)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.341, 3.158, 3.975)`
Decimal	`1390390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153736, 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 #153736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #153736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153736; }
.text { color: #153736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 55 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153736, #152737); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #153736?: #153736 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 #153736?: The RGB value is 21, 55, 54: 21 red, 55 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153736?: The complementary color is #371516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.