Colour

#152D2E

#152D2E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#152D2E is a cyan with RGB values 21, 45, 46 and HSL 182°, 37%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#152D2E#152D2E

HEX#152D2E

RGBrgb(21, 45, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1765, 0.1804

RGB percentages8.2%, 17.6%, 18%

HSLhsl(182.4, 37.3%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.4, 54.3%, 18%)

CMYK54.3%, 2.2%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,387,822

CSS custom property--colour: #152D2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.52:1

Contrast with white14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#EAD2D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2B2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#26282Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#082E2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Black · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.4 Slate grey · ΔE 37.5 Teal · ΔE 37.6 Gray · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E1615

Analogous#152E22, #15212E

Triadic#2E152D, #2D2E15

Split complementary#2E1521, #2E2215

Tetradic#23152E, #2E1615, #212E15

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5BB1B4

Lighter +30%#459497

Lighter +20%#357274

Lighter +10%#254F51

Darker −10%#050B0B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D3536

Less saturated −25%#1D2526

Channel breakdown

R21

G45

B46

Red21 (8.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue182.4°

Saturation (HSL)37.31%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 2D · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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