Recognised as Colour
#158D95
- #158D95
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#158D95 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 141, 149 and HSL 184°, 75%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#158D95#158D95
HEX#158D95
RGBrgb(21, 141, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.5529, 0.5843
RGB percentages8.2%, 55.3%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(183.8, 75.3%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 85.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK85.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,412,501
CSS custom property--colour: #158D95;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#EA726A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#951D15
Analogous#15955D, #154D95
Triadic#95158D, #8D9515
Split complementary#95154D, #955D15
Tetradic#5D1595, #951D15, #4D9515
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G141
B149
Red21 (8.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue183.75°
Saturation (HSL)75.29%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 8D · B 95
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