Information about #15525B color

#15525B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#15525B falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 82, 91) — 8.2% red, 32.2% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 4 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#15525B is a strongly colored water-like cyan that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Guru (#154C65) and Beatnik (#1F4F54).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 82, 91) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15525B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#15525B color variations

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

#15525B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#15525B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#104149

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#0C3136

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Black

#000000

#15525B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#226069

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#346C74

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#4A757B

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#627B7F

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Grey

#808080

#15525B 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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#14195B

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#14355B

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#145B48

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#145B2C

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#15525B 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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#5B1E15
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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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#5B4215
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#5B152F
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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
#152F5B
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#155B42
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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
#15525B
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#5B1552
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#525B15
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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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#1E155B
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#5B1E15
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#525B15
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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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#42155B
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#5B1E15
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#2F5B15
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Nearest named colors to #15525B

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

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Nationalist Blue color link
Nationalist Blue

#174358

Astronaut Blue color link
Astronaut Blue

#214559

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Dark Green Blue color link
Dark Green Blue

#1F6357

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

#15525B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15525B
  • RGB21, 82, 91
  • CMYK27, 4, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(21, 82, 91)
  • HSL188°, 63%, 22%
  • HSL Precise187.714°, 62.5%, 21.961%
  • HSV188°, 77%, 36%
  • HSB188°, 77%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.322, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.322, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.322, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID15525B
  • DECIMAL ID1397339
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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