What color is #154B54?

#154B54 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154B54?

The RGB value is 21, 75, 84: 21 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154B54?

The complementary color is #541E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154B54 color

#154B54 rgb(21, 75, 84)

Shades of teal

The hex color #154B54 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 29.4% green and 32.9% blue (21, 75, 84).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#154B54 color codes

HEX	`#154B54`
RGB	`rgb(21, 75, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 29.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, -14.02, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 17.49, 216.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.425, 5.831, 9.278)`
Decimal	`1395540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154B54, 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 #154B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #154B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154b54; }
.text { color: #154b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 75 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154b54, #152c54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #154B54?: #154B54 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154B54?: The RGB value is 21, 75, 84: 21 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154B54?: The complementary color is #541E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.