Information about #153240 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#153240 is a confidently colored azure that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Billabong (#173141). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nordic (#1D393C) and Regatta (#192C49).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 50, 64) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #153240 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#153240 color variations
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#153240 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#153240 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#153240 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#153240 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#153240 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #153240 color
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Nearest named colors to #153240
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#173141
#1D393C
#192C49
#1C2841
#122B4A
#0C2C47
#222F44
#202A44
#11394C
#203838
#0C3A37
#243442
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#153240
- RGB21, 50, 64
- CMYK17, 5, 0, 75
- CSSrgb(21, 50, 64)
- HSL200°, 51%, 17%
- HSL Precise199.535°, 50.588%, 16.667%
- HSV200°, 67%, 25%
- HSB200°, 67%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.196, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.196, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.196, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID153240
- DECIMAL ID1389120
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
