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#015E60 Color

#015E60 is rgb(1, 94, 96) in RGB, hsl(181, 98%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 2%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peacock (#005F5F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#015E60
HEX#015E60
RGBrgb(1, 94, 96)
HSLhsl(181, 98%, 19%)
HSVhsv(181, 99%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 2%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(43.7% 0.074 197.3)
LABlab(35.48% -23.79 -8.34)
LCHlch(35.48% 25.20 199.31)

What #015E60 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #015E60, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#015E60 Channel Values

How #015E60 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 94 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 98% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 99% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.58:1 vs white · 2.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #015E60 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #015E60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #015E60; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #015E60

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #015E60.

How #015E60 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#015E60
Protanopia#565660
Protanomaly#435960
Deuteranopia#4D4D61
Deuteranomaly#3C5561
Tritanopia#005E5E
Tritanomaly#005E5F
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #015E60 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-015e60: #015E60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #015E60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-015e60': '#015E60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.369, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_015e60">#015E60</color>
SVG fillfill="#015E60"

More Teal Colors

#015E60 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#015E60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #015E60?

#015E60 is a darkest teal — rgb(1, 94, 96) in RGB and hsl(181, 98%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peacock (#005F5F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.38.

What is the RGB value of #015E60?

#015E60 is rgb(1, 94, 96) — red 1, green 94, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #015E60?

#015E60 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 2%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #015E60 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #015E60 scores 7.58:1 against white and 2.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #015E60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #015E60 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.08, which is visibly different.

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