#15a6be

Color #15a6be

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 16.29 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#15a6be

RGB

rgb(21, 166, 190)

HSL

hsl(188.5, 80.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.5, 88.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(62.63, -26.29, -22.24)

LCH

lch(62.63, 34.44, 220.23)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.1137, 213.16)

HWB

hwb(188.5, 8.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be2d15

Analogous

#15be82

#15a6be

#1552be

Triadic

#15a6be

#be15a6

#a6be15

Split-complementary

#15a6be

#be1552

#be8215

Tetradic

#15a6be

#2d15be

#be2d15

#a6be15

Square

#15a6be

#8215be

#be2d15

#52be15

Shades

Color #15a6be mixed toward black.

#128a9e

#0e6f7f

#0b535f

#07373f

#041c20

Tints

Color #15a6be mixed toward white.

#1fcae6

#4cd5eb

#78dff0

#a5eaf5

#d2f4fa

Tones

Color #15a6be mixed toward gray.

#239cb0

#3192a2

#3f8894

#4d7e86

#5b7478

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7273b9 · ΔE 28.6

Deuteranopia

#6b61b7 · ΔE 33

Tritanopia

#2db4b3 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #15a6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#15a6be]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#15a6be (#15a6be) is rgb(21, 166, 190) in RGB.

No, #15a6be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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