Information about #153347 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#153347 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 51, 71) — 8.2% red, 20% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 8 / 0 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#153347 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure 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 practically indistinguishable from Billabong (#173141). Slightly further away sit Regatta (#192C49) and Barometer (#11394C).

The recipe behind #153347 is rgb(21, 51, 71), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #153347: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#153347 color variations

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#153347 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 #153347

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

#153347 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#153347
  • RGB21, 51, 71
  • CMYK20, 8, 0, 72
  • HSL204°, 54%, 18%
  • HSL Precise204°, 54.348%, 18.039%
  • HSV204°, 70%, 28%
  • HSB204°, 70%, 28%
  • HEX ID153347
  • DECIMAL ID1389383
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
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