Colour
#152C28
- #152C28
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#152C28 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 44, 40 and HSL 170°, 35%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#152C28#152C28
HEX#152C28
RGBrgb(21, 44, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1725, 0.1569
RGB percentages8.2%, 17.3%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(169.6, 35.4%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.6, 52.3%, 17.3%)
CMYK52.3%, 0%, 9.1%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,560
CSS custom property--colour: #152C28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.76:1
Contrast with white14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#EAD3D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C1519
Analogous#152C1D, #15242C
Triadic#28152C, #2C2815
Split complementary#2C1524, #2C1D15
Tetradic#1C152C, #2C1519, #242C15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G44
B40
Red21 (8.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue169.57°
Saturation (HSL)35.38%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2C · B 28
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