What color is #154C49?

#154C49 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 #154C49?

The RGB value is 21, 76, 73: 21 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154C49?

The complementary color is #4C1518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154C49 color

#154C49 rgb(21, 76, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #154C49 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 29.8% green and 28.6% blue (21, 76, 73).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 57% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#154C49 color codes

HEX	`#154C49`
RGB	`rgb(21, 76, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 29.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 57%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 72%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 4%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.93, -18.35, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.93, 18.67, 190.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.096, 5.809, 7.207)`
Decimal	`1395785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154C49, 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 #154C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #154C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154c49; }
.text { color: #154c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 76 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154c49, #15334c); }

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Questions

What color is #154C49?: #154C49 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 #154C49?: The RGB value is 21, 76, 73: 21 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154C49?: The complementary color is #4C1518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.