What color is #155A68?

#155A68 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155A68?

The RGB value is 21, 90, 104: 21 red, 90 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155A68?

The complementary color is #682315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155A68 color

#155A68 rgb(21, 90, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #155A68 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 35.3% green and 40.8% blue (21, 90, 104).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 66% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal Waters (#005765), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#155A68 color codes

HEX	`#155A68`
RGB	`rgb(21, 90, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 35.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 66%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 80%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 13%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, -15.51, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 20.91, 222.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.463, 8.47, 14.388)`
Decimal	`1399400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155A68, 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 #155A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #155A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155a68; }
.text { color: #155a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 90 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155a68, #153068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #155A68?: #155A68 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155A68?: The RGB value is 21, 90, 104: 21 red, 90 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155A68?: The complementary color is #682315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.