Information about #15727E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#15727E presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dauntless (#166F7F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Blue Flower (#1D697C) and Deep Aqua (#08787F).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 114, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #15727E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#15727E color variations
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#15727E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#15727E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#15727E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#15727E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#15727E 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 #15727E color
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Nearest named colors to #15727E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#166F7F
#1D697C
#08787F
#126180
#0A7E8C
#00777B
#006C7F
#017A79
#17806D
#017374
#007474
#297B76
#15727E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#15727E
- RGB21, 114, 126
- CMYK41, 5, 0, 51
- CSSrgb(21, 114, 126)
- HSL187°, 71%, 29%
- HSL Precise186.857°, 71.429%, 28.824%
- HSV187°, 83%, 49%
- HSB187°, 83%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.447, 0.494)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.447, 0.494, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.447, 0.494)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID15727E
- DECIMAL ID1405566
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
