Information about #165157 color

#165157 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#165157 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 81, 87) — 8.6% red, 31.8% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 2 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#165157 presents itself as a clearly saturated aqua cyan — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Beatnik (#1F4F54) and Nationalist Blue (#174358).

The recipe behind #165157 is rgb(22, 81, 87), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #165157: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#165157 color variations

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

#165157 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 #165157

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

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#165157
  • RGB22, 81, 87
  • CMYK25, 2, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(22, 81, 87)
  • HSL186°, 60%, 21%
  • HSL Precise185.538°, 59.633%, 21.373%
  • HSV186°, 75%, 34%
  • HSB186°, 75%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.318, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.318, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.318, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID165157
  • DECIMAL ID1462615
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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