Information about #15B2A5 color

#15B2A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #15B2A5 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(21, 178, 165) — 8.2% red, 69.8% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 62 / 0 / 5 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #15B2A5 reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Slightly further away sit Light Sea Green (#20B2AA) and Spring Teal (#0EA7A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 178, 165) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #15B2A5: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#15B2A5 color variations

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#15B2A5 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 #15B2A5

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

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

#15B2A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15B2A5
  • RGB21, 178, 165
  • CMYK62, 0, 5, 30
  • CSSrgb(21, 178, 165)
  • HSL175°, 79%, 39%
  • HSL Precise175.032°, 78.894%, 39.02%
  • HSV175°, 88%, 70%
  • HSB175°, 88%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.698, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.698, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.698, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID15B2A5
  • DECIMAL ID1421989
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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