Information about #159EA2 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#159EA2 presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one 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 almost identical to Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spring Teal (#0EA7A5) and Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494).
The recipe behind #159EA2 is rgb(21, 158, 162), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #159EA2: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #159EA2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#159EA2 color variations
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#159EA2 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#159EA2 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#159EA2 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#159EA2 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#159EA2 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 #159EA2 color
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Nearest named colors to #159EA2
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#0E9CA5
#0EA7A5
#0D9494
#259797
#03A89E
#2599B2
#00A8A8
#20B2AA
#0092A5
#0093A8
#009698
#13B6A9
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#159EA2
- RGB21, 158, 162
- CMYK55, 2, 0, 36
- CSSrgb(21, 158, 162)
- HSL182°, 77%, 36%
- HSL Precise181.702°, 77.049%, 35.882%
- HSV182°, 87%, 64%
- HSB182°, 87%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.620, 0.635)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.620, 0.635, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.620, 0.635)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID159EA2
- DECIMAL ID1416866
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers313 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
