What color is #154241?

#154241 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154241?

The RGB value is 21, 66, 65: 21 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154241?

The complementary color is #421516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154241 color

#154241 rgb(21, 66, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #154241 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 25.9% green and 25.5% blue (21, 66, 65).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 52% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#154241 color codes

HEX	`#154241`
RGB	`rgb(21, 66, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 25.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 52%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 68%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.07, -15.37, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.07, 15.88, 194.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.211, 4.437, 5.687)`
Decimal	`1393217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154241, 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 #154241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #154241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154241; }
.text { color: #154241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 66 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154241, #152d42); }

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Questions

What color is #154241?: #154241 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154241?: The RGB value is 21, 66, 65: 21 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154241?: The complementary color is #421516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.