Information about #159699 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #159699 reads as a vivid, lively aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494). Slightly further away sit Boy Red (#0E9CA5) and Java (#259797).
The recipe behind #159699 is rgb(21, 150, 153), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #159699: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. No one has named #159699 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#159699 color variations
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#159699 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#159699 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#159699 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#159699 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#159699 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #159699 color
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Nearest named colors to #159699
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#0D9494
#0E9CA5
#259797
#009698
#299792
#139084
#0EA7A5
#008E97
#0A888A
#0092A5
#06A189
#03A89E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#159699
- RGB21, 150, 153
- CMYK52, 1, 0, 40
- CSSrgb(21, 150, 153)
- HSL181°, 76%, 34%
- HSL Precise181.364°, 75.862%, 34.118%
- HSV181°, 86%, 60%
- HSB181°, 86%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.588, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.588, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.588, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID159699
- DECIMAL ID1414809
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
