Information about #08515C color

#08515C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #08515C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(8, 81, 92) — 3.1% red, 31.8% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 4 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #08515C reads as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Teal (#00555A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alltricks Duck Blue (#005162) and Deep Cyan (#005959).

The recipe behind #08515C is rgb(8, 81, 92), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #08515C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#08515C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#08515C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #08515C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Deep Teal color link
Deep Teal

#00555A

Deep Cyan color link
Deep Cyan

#005959

St Kilda color link
St Kilda

#004559

Deep South color link
Deep South

#004853

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Dark Teal color link
Dark Teal

#014D4E

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Sherpa Blue color link
Sherpa Blue

#00494E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#08515C
  • RGB8, 81, 92
  • CMYK33, 4, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(8, 81, 92)
  • HSL188°, 84%, 20%
  • HSL Precise187.857°, 84%, 19.608%
  • HSV188°, 91%, 36%
  • HSB188°, 91%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.318, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.318, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.318, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID08515C
  • DECIMAL ID545116
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01