Colour
#158E7E
- #158E7E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#158E7E is a cyan with RGB values 21, 142, 126 and HSL 172°, 74%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#158E7E#158E7E
HEX#158E7E
RGBrgb(21, 142, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.5569, 0.4941
RGB percentages8.2%, 55.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(172.1, 74.2%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 85.2%, 55.7%)
CMYK85.2%, 0%, 11.3%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,412,734
CSS custom property--colour: #158E7E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#EA7181
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E1525
Analogous#158E42, #15628E
Triadic#7E158E, #8E7E15
Split complementary#8E1561, #8E4215
Tetradic#42158E, #8E1525, #618E15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G142
B126
Red21 (8.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue172.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.23%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G 8E · B 7E
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