Information about #159595 color

#159595 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#159595 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(21, 149, 149) — 8.2% red, 58.4% green, 58.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 50 / 0 / 0 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#159595 presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494). Nearby in the Register you will also find Java (#259797) and ChaosDragon (#139084).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 149, 149) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #159595 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#159595 color variations

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

#159595 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 #159595

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

Java color link
Java

#259797

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#159595
  • RGB21, 149, 149
  • CMYK50, 0, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(21, 149, 149)
  • HSL180°, 75%, 33%
  • HSL Precise180°, 75.294%, 33.333%
  • HSV180°, 86%, 58%
  • HSB180°, 86%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.584, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.584, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.584, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID159595
  • DECIMAL ID1414549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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