What color is #154945?

#154945 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154945?

The RGB value is 21, 73, 69: 21 red, 73 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154945?

The complementary color is #491519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154945 color

#154945 rgb(21, 73, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #154945 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 28.6% green and 27.1% blue (21, 73, 69).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#154945 color codes

HEX	`#154945`
RGB	`rgb(21, 73, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 28.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.72, -18, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.72, 18.19, 188.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.765, 5.354, 6.464)`
Decimal	`1395013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154945, 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 #154945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #154945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154945; }
.text { color: #154945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 73 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154945, #153349); }

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Questions

What color is #154945?: #154945 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154945?: The RGB value is 21, 73, 69: 21 red, 73 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154945?: The complementary color is #491519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.