What color is #156174?

#156174 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #156174?

The RGB value is 21, 97, 116: 21 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #156174?

The complementary color is #742815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #156174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#156174 color

#156174 rgb(21, 97, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #156174 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 38% green and 45.5% blue (21, 97, 116).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 69% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Lagoon (#005A6F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#156174 color codes

HEX	`#156174`
RGB	`rgb(21, 97, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 38%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 69%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 82%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.79, -15.16, -17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.79, 22.86, 228.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.735, 9.969, 18.036)`
Decimal	`1401204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #156174, 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 #156174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#156174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #156174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #156174; }
.text { color: #156174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #156174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 97 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #156174, #153174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #156174?: #156174 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #156174?: The RGB value is 21, 97, 116: 21 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #156174?: The complementary color is #742815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #156174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.