Information about #15595B color
Basic facts about this digital color
A strongly colored water-like cyan, #15595B 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 just a few steps away from Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Dark Green Blue (#1F6357) and Beatnik (#1F4F54).
The recipe behind #15595B is rgb(21, 89, 91), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15595B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#15595B color variations
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#15595B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#15595B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#15595B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#15595B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#15595B 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 #15595B color
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Nearest named colors to #15595B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1B5256
#1F6357
#1F4F54
#154C65
#275359
#21584C
#1B6767
#275953
#266255
#0B6A54
#005959
#00555A
#15595B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#15595B
- RGB21, 89, 91
- CMYK27, 1, 0, 64
- CSSrgb(21, 89, 91)
- HSL182°, 63%, 22%
- HSL Precise181.714°, 62.5%, 21.961%
- HSV182°, 77%, 36%
- HSB182°, 77%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.349, 0.357)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.349, 0.357, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.349, 0.357)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID15595B
- DECIMAL ID1399131
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
