Information about #153744 color

#153744 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #153744 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 55, 68) — 8.2% red, 21.6% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 5 / 0 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #153744 carries a shadowy depth. 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 Billabong (#173141). Nearby in the Register you will also find Barometer (#11394C) and Nordic (#1D393C).

The recipe behind #153744 is rgb(21, 55, 68), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #153744 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#153744 color variations

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#153744 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 #153744

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

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

Elephant color link
Elephant

#243640

City Limits color link
City Limits

#0C3A37

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#153744
  • RGB21, 55, 68
  • CMYK18, 5, 0, 73
  • CSSrgb(21, 55, 68)
  • HSL197°, 53%, 17%
  • HSL Precise196.596°, 52.809%, 17.451%
  • HSV197°, 69%, 27%
  • HSB197°, 69%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.216, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.216, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.216, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID153744
  • DECIMAL ID1390404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01