#15d0c9 Color Information

#15d0c9 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #15d0c9. In RGB, it consists of 8.2% Red, 81.6% Green, and 78.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 89.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 3.4% Yellow, and 18.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 177.8°, with saturation of 81.7% and lightness of 44.9%. The decimal value for #15d0c9 is 1429705, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #15d0c9 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#15d0c9 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color21, 208, 201 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.2%, 81.6%, 78.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.918, 0.184, 0.212 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.899, 0, 0.034, 0.184 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color177.8°, 81.7%, 44.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color177.8°, 89.9%, 81.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.408, 49.488, 63.050 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color21, 116, 208 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1429705 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color75.754, -42.628, -8.504 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)75.754, 43.468, 191.282 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color75.754, -58.443, -6.629 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.348, -38.340, -3.896 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.229, 0.339, 49.488 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279619785 / 0xff15d0c9 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#00cccc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #15d0c9

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #15d0c9, its pure hue is 177.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.7%, and its lightness is 44.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #15d0c9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #031a19 to #12b6b0.

Tints of #15d0c9

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #15d0c9, its pure hue is 177.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.7%, and its lightness is 44.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #15d0c9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #32d6d0 to #e2f9f8.

Tones of #15d0c9

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #15d0c9, its pure hue is 177.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #15d0c9, which range from #737373 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00e5dc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #15d0c9

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #15d0c9! For #15d0c9, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #15d0c9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #15d0c9

This color, #15d0c9, consists of 8.2% Red, 81.6% Green, and 78.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 21, Green = 208, Blue = 201. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #15d0c9 is 89.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 3.4% Yellow, and 18.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.2%
C89.9%
G81.6%
M0.0%
B78.8%
Y3.4%
K18.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 21 208 201
Octal 25 320 311
Hexa #15 #d0 #c9
Binary 00010101 11010000 11001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 89 0 3 18
Octal 131 0 3 22
Hexa #59 #00 #03 #12
Binary 01011001 00000000 00000011 00010010

Analogous Colors of #15d0c9

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #15d0c9 — which has hue 177.8° — its analogous colors are located at 147.8° and 207.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #15d0c9.

Triadic Colors of #15d0c9

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #15d0c9 — which has hue 177.8° — its triadic colors are located at 57.8° and 297.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #15d0c9.

Complementary Color of #15d0c9

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #15d0c9 — which has hue 177.8° — its complementary color is located at 357.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #15d0c9.

Split Complementary Colors of #15d0c9

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #15d0c9 — which has hue 177.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 27.8° and 327.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #15d0c9.

Tetradic Colors of #15d0c9

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #15d0c9 — which has hue 177.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 87.8°, 177.8°, 267.8°, and 357.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #15d0c9.

Monochromatic Colors of #15d0c9

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #15d0c9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #106360 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #60f7f2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #15d0c9

We want to make getting started with #15d0c9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #15d0c9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #15d0c9 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #15d0c9 with other HTML elements.

#15d0c9 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #15d0c9.
<span style="color: #15d0c9;">The color of this text is #15d0c9.</span>

#15d0c9 Background Color

The background color for this text is #15d0c9.
<div style="background-color: #15d0c9; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #15d0c9.</div>

#15d0c9 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #15d0c9.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #15d0c9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #15d0c9.</span>

#15d0c9 Border Color

This is a div with border color #15d0c9.
<div style="border: #15d0c9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #15d0c9.</div>

#15d0c9 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #15d0c9 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #15d0c9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #15d0c9 on a white background.</div></div>

#15d0c9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #15d0c9 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #15d0c9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #15d0c9 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #15d0c9 to White

This is a gradient from #15d0c9 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#15d0c9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#15d0c9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#15d0c9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#15d0c9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #15d0c9 to white.</div>

Gradient from #15d0c9 to Black

This is a gradient from #15d0c9 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#15d0c9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#15d0c9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#15d0c9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#15d0c9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #15d0c9 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #15d0c9

In addition to using #15d0c9 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #15d0c9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #15d0c9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 21, Green = 208, Blue = 201). If you need details about the color coordinates of #15d0c9 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #15d0c9
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(21, 208, 201)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #15d0c9; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #15d0c9; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #15d0c9; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(21, 208, 201);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#15d0c9")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:21, green:208, blue:201, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:21 green:208 blue:201 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(21f, 208f, 201f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(21, 208, 201);
 

#15d0c9 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #15d0c9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #15d0c9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #15d0c9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #15d0c9 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #15d0c9 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #15d0c9 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #15d0c9 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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