Information about #15B7A6 color

#15B7A6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#15B7A6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 183, 166) — 8.2% red, 71.8% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 0 / 7 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#15B7A6 is a strongly colored water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Slightly further away sit Light Sea Green (#20B2AA) and Tealish (#24BCA8).

The recipe behind #15B7A6 is rgb(21, 183, 166), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #15B7A6: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#15B7A6 color variations

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

#15B7A6 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 #15B7A6

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

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Neon Teal color link
Neon Teal

#00CAB1

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15B7A6
  • RGB21, 183, 166
  • CMYK64, 0, 7, 28
  • CSSrgb(21, 183, 166)
  • HSL174°, 79%, 40%
  • HSL Precise173.704°, 79.412%, 40%
  • HSV174°, 89%, 72%
  • HSB174°, 89%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.718, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.718, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.718, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID15B7A6
  • DECIMAL ID1423270
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01