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#02515E Color

#02515E is rgb(2, 81, 94) in RGB, hsl(188, 96%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 14%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02515E
HEX#02515E
RGBrgb(2, 81, 94)
HSLhsl(188, 96%, 19%)
HSVhsv(188, 98%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 14%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.069 213.3)
LABlab(30.86% -18.08 -14.03)
LCHlch(30.86% 22.88 217.82)

What #02515E 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 #02515E, 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.

#02515E Channel Values

How #02515E 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 2 · G 81 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 96% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 98% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.97:1 vs white · 2.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02515E 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 text8.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02515E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02515E; 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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Tints & Shades of #02515E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #02515E.

How #02515E 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#02515E
Protanopia#4A4A5E
Protanomaly#394D5E
Deuteranopia#42425F
Deuteranomaly#33495F
Tritanopia#005353
Tritanomaly#005257
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02515E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-02515e: #02515E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02515E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02515e': '#02515E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.318, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_02515e">#02515E</color>
SVG fillfill="#02515E"

More Teal Colors

#02515E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02515E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02515E?

#02515E is a darkest teal — rgb(2, 81, 94) in RGB and hsl(188, 96%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #02515E?

#02515E is rgb(2, 81, 94) — red 2, green 81, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02515E?

#02515E converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 14%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02515E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02515E scores 8.97:1 against white and 2.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02515E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02515E 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 11.66, which is visibly different.

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