#152235

Color #152235

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.16 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#152235

RGB

rgb(21, 34, 53)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 43.2%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 60.4%, 20.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.4%, 35.8%, 0%, 79.2%)

LAB

lab(12.99, 1.13, -14.14)

LCH

lch(12.99, 14.19, 274.57)

OKLCH

oklch(25%, 0.0406, 257.78)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 8.2%, 79.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#352815

Analogous

#153235

#152235

#181535

Triadic

#152235

#351522

#223515

Split-complementary

#152235

#351815

#323515

Tetradic

#152235

#281535

#352815

#223515

Square

#152235

#351532

#352815

#153518

Shades

Color #152235 mixed toward black.

#121c2c

#0e1723

#0b111a

#070b12

#040609

Tints

Color #152235 mixed toward white.

#2a4369

#3e659d

#6389c1

#97b0d6

#cbd8ea

Tones

Color #152235 mixed toward gray.

#182232

#1a2330

#1d232d

#20242a

#222428

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b31 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#1b1a30 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#162e2d · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #152235;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#152235]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#152235 (#152235) is rgb(21, 34, 53) in RGB.

No, #152235 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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