What color is #154647?

#154647 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154647?

The RGB value is 21, 70, 71: 21 red, 70 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154647?

The complementary color is #471615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154647?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154647 color

#154647 rgb(21, 70, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #154647 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 27.5% green and 27.8% blue (21, 70, 71).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 54% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#154647 color codes

HEX	`#154647`
RGB	`rgb(21, 70, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 27.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 54%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 70%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 1%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.72, -15.65, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.72, 16.57, 199.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.636, 4.994, 6.732)`
Decimal	`1394247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154647, 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 #154647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #154647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154647; }
.text { color: #154647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 70 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154647, #152d47); }

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Questions

What color is #154647?: #154647 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154647?: The RGB value is 21, 70, 71: 21 red, 70 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154647?: The complementary color is #471615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154647?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.