Information about #155851 color

#155851 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #155851 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(21, 88, 81) (8.2% red, 34.5% green, 31.8% blue), or CMYK 26 / 0 / 3 / 65 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #155851 reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in 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 Jackpot (#145346) and Push Play (#21584C).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 88, 81) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #155851 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#155851 color variations

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

#155851 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 #155851

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

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Deep Opal color link
Deep Opal

#00594E

Jewel color link
Jewel

#136843

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#155851
  • RGB21, 88, 81
  • CMYK26, 0, 3, 65
  • CSSrgb(21, 88, 81)
  • HSL174°, 61%, 21%
  • HSL Precise173.731°, 61.468%, 21.373%
  • HSV174°, 76%, 35%
  • HSB174°, 76%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.345, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.345, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.345, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID155851
  • DECIMAL ID1398865
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01