Information about #156A52 color

#156A52 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#156A52 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 106, 82) — 8.2% red, 41.6% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 0 / 9 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #156A52 reads as a strongly colored fresh green-cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Robin Hood (#167057). Slightly further away sit Tuesday Rising (#0B6A54) and Dark Green Blue (#1F6357).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(21, 106, 82)), which gives #156A52 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #156A52: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#156A52 color variations

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

#156A52 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 #156A52

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

Robin Hood color link
Robin Hood

#167057

Jewel color link
Jewel

#136843

Watercourse color link
Watercourse

#056F57

Salem color link
Salem

#177B4D

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Greenstone color link
Greenstone

#246C46

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Bottle Green color link
Bottle Green

#006A4E

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#156A52
  • RGB21, 106, 82
  • CMYK33, 0, 9, 58
  • CSSrgb(21, 106, 82)
  • HSL163°, 67%, 25%
  • HSL Precise163.059°, 66.929%, 24.902%
  • HSV163°, 80%, 42%
  • HSB163°, 80%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.416, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.416, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.416, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID156A52
  • DECIMAL ID1403474
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01