What color is #153A43?

#153A43 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153A43?

The RGB value is 21, 58, 67: 21 red, 58 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153A43?

The complementary color is #431E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153A43 color

#153A43 rgb(21, 58, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #153A43 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 22.7% green and 26.3% blue (21, 58, 67).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 52% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#153A43 color codes

HEX	`#153A43`
RGB	`rgb(21, 58, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 22.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 52%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 69%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 13%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.27, -9.89, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.27, 13.71, 223.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.835, 3.591, 5.853)`
Decimal	`1391171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153A43, 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 #153A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #153A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153a43; }
.text { color: #153a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 58 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153a43, #152343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #153A43?: #153A43 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153A43?: The RGB value is 21, 58, 67: 21 red, 58 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153A43?: The complementary color is #431E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.