What color is #155658?

#155658 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 #155658?

The RGB value is 21, 86, 88: 21 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155658?

The complementary color is #581715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155658 color

#155658 rgb(21, 86, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #155658 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 33.7% green and 34.5% blue (21, 86, 88).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 61% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#155658 color codes

HEX	`#155658`
RGB	`rgb(21, 86, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 33.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 61%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 76%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 2%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.96, -18.85, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.96, 20.11, 200.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.398, 7.519, 10.397)`
Decimal	`1398360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155658, 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 #155658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #155658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155658; }
.text { color: #155658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 86 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155658, #153458); }

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Questions

What color is #155658?: #155658 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 #155658?: The RGB value is 21, 86, 88: 21 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155658?: The complementary color is #581715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.