Information about #152E3B color

#152E3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #152E3B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 46, 59) — 8.2% red, 18% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 5 / 0 / 77. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #152E3B 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 a hair away from Billabong (#173141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yankees Blue (#1C2841) and Blue Night (#1F263B).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 46, 59) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #152E3B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), 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.

#152E3B color variations

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

#152E3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#152E3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#102530

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#0C1C24

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Black

#000000

#152E3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#355261

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Grey

#808080

#152E3B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#153C2A

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#153C1B

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#152E3B 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
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#3C2315
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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
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#3C3715
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#3C151B
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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
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#153C37
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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
#152E3B
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#3C152F
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#2F3C15
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#23153C
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#3C2315
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#2F3C15
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#37153C
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#3C2315
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#1B3C15
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Nearest named colors to #152E3B

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

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Midnight Express color link
Midnight Express

#21263A

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Aashay Vasani Blue color link
Aashay Vasani Blue

#202A44

Dark Knight color link
Dark Knight

#232D36

Allegro color link
Allegro

#242E3B

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Madagascar color link
Madagascar

#172E2C

#152E3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#152E3B
  • RGB21, 46, 59
  • CMYK15, 5, 0, 77
  • CSSrgb(21, 46, 59)
  • HSL201°, 48%, 16%
  • HSL Precise200.526°, 47.5%, 15.686%
  • HSV201°, 64%, 23%
  • HSB201°, 64%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.180, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.180, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.180, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID152E3B
  • DECIMAL ID1388091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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