Recognised as Colour
#15514A
- #15514A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#15514A is a cyan with RGB values 21, 81, 74 and HSL 173°, 59%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#15514A#15514A
HEX#15514A
RGBrgb(21, 81, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.3176, 0.2902
RGB percentages8.2%, 31.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(173, 58.8%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CMYK74.1%, 0%, 8.6%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,397,066
CSS custom property--colour: #15514A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#EAAEB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51151C
Analogous#15512C, #153A51
Triadic#4A1551, #514A15
Split complementary#51153A, #512C15
Tetradic#2C1551, #51151C, #3A5115
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G81
B74
Red21 (8.2%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue173°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G 51 · B 4A
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