Information about #156050 color

#156050 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#156050 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 96, 80) — 8.2% red, 37.6% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 0 / 6 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#156050 is a energetic, saturated cyan that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Green Blue (#1F6357). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tuesday Rising (#0B6A54) and Push Play (#21584C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(21, 96, 80)), which gives #156050 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #156050: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #156050 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#156050 color variations

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

#156050 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 #156050

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

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Jewel color link
Jewel

#136843

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Robin Hood color link
Robin Hood

#167057

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Fun Green color link
Fun Green

#15633D

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#156050
  • RGB21, 96, 80
  • CMYK29, 0, 6, 62
  • CSSrgb(21, 96, 80)
  • HSL167°, 64%, 23%
  • HSL Precise167.2°, 64.103%, 22.941%
  • HSV167°, 78%, 38%
  • HSB167°, 78%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.376, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.376, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.376, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID156050
  • DECIMAL ID1400912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01