Information about #159299 color

#159299 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#159299 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 146, 153) — 8.2% red, 57.3% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 3 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#159299 is a strongly colored water-like cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494). Slightly further away sit Java (#259797) and Boy Red (#0E9CA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 146, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #159299 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#159299 color variations

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

#159299 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#159299 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#159299 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#159299 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#159299 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #159299

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

Aesthetic Teal color link
Aesthetic Teal

#0D9494

Java color link
Java

#259797

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Viridian Green color link
Viridian Green

#009698

Dolphins Aqua color link
Dolphins Aqua

#008E97

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

#159299 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#159299
  • RGB21, 146, 153
  • CMYK52, 3, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(21, 146, 153)
  • HSL183°, 76%, 34%
  • HSL Precise183.182°, 75.862%, 34.118%
  • HSV183°, 86%, 60%
  • HSB183°, 86%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.573, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.573, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.573, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID159299
  • DECIMAL ID1413785
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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