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Recognised as Colour

#152C34

  • #152C34
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#152C34 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 44, 52 and HSL 195°, 42%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#152C34#152C34
HEX#152C34
RGBrgb(21, 44, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1725, 0.2039
RGB percentages8.2%, 17.3%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(195.5, 42.5%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.5, 59.6%, 20.4%)
CMYK59.6%, 15.4%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,572
CSS custom property--colour: #152C34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.57:1
Contrast with white14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#EAD3CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#272B34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#232734no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#042F2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2Black · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 36.6Gray · ΔE 38.4Teal · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#341D15
Analogous#15342D, #151C34
Triadic#34152C, #2C3415
Split complementary#34151C, #342D15
Tetradic#2D1534, #341D15, #1C3415

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#59A2BC
Lighter +30%#4188A1
Lighter +20%#32697D
Lighter +10%#244B58
Darker −10%#060D10
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C303D
Less saturated −25%#1E282B

Channel breakdown

R21
G44
B52
Red21 (8.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue195.48°
Saturation (HSL)42.47%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2C · B 34

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