Information about #152136 color

#152136 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#152136 falls into the Azure Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 33, 54) — 8.2% red, 12.9% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 8 / 0 / 79. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #152136 reads as a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Magnum (#112331). Slightly further away sit Nite Life (#1D2134) and Dark (#1B2431).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(21, 33, 54)), which gives #152136 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 16.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:79), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #152136 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#152136 color variations

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

#152136 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 #152136

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

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

Elderberry color link
Elderberry

#17182B

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#152136
  • RGB21, 33, 54
  • CMYK13, 8, 0, 79
  • CSSrgb(21, 33, 54)
  • HSL218°, 44%, 15%
  • HSL Precise218.182°, 44%, 14.706%
  • HSV218°, 61%, 21%
  • HSB218°, 61%, 21%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.129, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.129, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.129, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID152136
  • DECIMAL ID1384758
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01