Information about #15484B color

#15484B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #15484B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 72, 75) — 8.2% red, 28.2% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 1 / 0 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated aqua cyan, #15484B stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cyprus (#0F4645). Slightly further away sit Tiber (#184343) and Jackpot (#145346).

The recipe behind #15484B is rgb(21, 72, 75), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15484B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#15484B color variations

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

#15484B 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 #15484B

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

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Zydeco color link
Zydeco

#20483F

MSU Green color link
MSU Green

#18453B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15484B
  • RGB21, 72, 75
  • CMYK21, 1, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(21, 72, 75)
  • HSL183°, 56%, 19%
  • HSL Precise183.333°, 56.25%, 18.824%
  • HSV183°, 72%, 29%
  • HSB183°, 72%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.282, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.282, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.282, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID15484B
  • DECIMAL ID1394763
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01