Information about #15A286 color

#15A286 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #15A286 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 162, 134) — 8.2% red, 63.5% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 0 / 11 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#15A286 presents itself as a vivid, lively cyan — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Niagara (#06A189). Nearby in the Register you will also find ANTHEM Teal (#05A383) and ChaosDragon (#139084).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 162, 134) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #15A286 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15A286 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#15A286 color variations

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

#15A286 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 #15A286

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15A286
  • RGB21, 162, 134
  • CMYK55, 0, 11, 36
  • CSSrgb(21, 162, 134)
  • HSL168°, 77%, 36%
  • HSL Precise168.085°, 77.049%, 35.882%
  • HSV168°, 87%, 64%
  • HSB168°, 87%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.635, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.635, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.635, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID15A286
  • DECIMAL ID1417862
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01