What color is #155355?

#155355 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155355?

The RGB value is 21, 83, 85: 21 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155355?

The complementary color is #551715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155355 color

#155355 rgb(21, 83, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #155355 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 32.5% green and 33.3% blue (21, 83, 85).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#155355 color codes

HEX	`#155355`
RGB	`rgb(21, 83, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 32.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.81, -18.21, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.81, 19.45, 200.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.041, 7.001, 9.678)`
Decimal	`1397589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155355, 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 #155355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #155355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155355; }
.text { color: #155355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 83 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155355, #153355); }

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Questions

What color is #155355?: #155355 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155355?: The RGB value is 21, 83, 85: 21 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155355?: The complementary color is #551715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.