Information about #15959E color

#15959E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#15959E falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 149, 158) — 8.2% red, 58.4% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 54 / 4 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#15959E is a energetic, saturated water-like cyan that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494) and Java (#259797).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 149, 158) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #15959E: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15959E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#15959E color variations

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

#15959E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#1CCCD8

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#4EDDE8

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#89E8EF

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#C4F3F7

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White

#FFFFFF

#15959E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#15959E

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#10777E

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#0C595E

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#083B3F

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#041D1F

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Black

#000000

#15959E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#25949C

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#389298

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#4D8E92

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#65878A

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Grey

#808080

#15959E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#39149D

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#14269D

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#145D9D

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#15959E

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#149D70

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#149D39

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#269D14

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#15959E 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
#15959E
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#9E1E15
#9E1E15

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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
#15959E
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#9E6215
#9E6215

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#9E1550
#9E1550

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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
#15509E
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#15959E
#15959E

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#159E62
#159E62

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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
#15959E
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#9E1595
#9E1595

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#959E15
#959E15

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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
#15959E
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#1E159E
#1E159E

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#9E1E15
#9E1E15

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#959E15
#959E15

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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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#62159E
#62159E

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#9E1E15
#9E1E15

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#509E15
#509E15

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Nearest named colors to #15959E

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

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Aesthetic Teal color link
Aesthetic Teal

#0D9494

Java color link
Java

#259797

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Viridian Green color link
Viridian Green

#009698

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Dolphins Aqua color link
Dolphins Aqua

#008E97

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Manganese Blue color link
Manganese Blue

#03A89E

#15959E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15959E
  • RGB21, 149, 158
  • CMYK54, 4, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(21, 149, 158)
  • HSL184°, 77%, 35%
  • HSL Precise183.942°, 76.536%, 35.098%
  • HSV184°, 87%, 62%
  • HSB184°, 87%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.584, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.584, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.584, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID15959E
  • DECIMAL ID1414558
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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