What color is #0F2A21?

#0F2A21 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F2A21?

The RGB value is 15, 42, 33: 15 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F2A21?

The complementary color is #2A0F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F2A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F2A21 color

#0F2A21 rgb(15, 42, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #0F2A21 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 16.5% green and 12.9% blue (15, 42, 33).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 47% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#0F2A21 color codes

HEX	`#0F2A21`
RGB	`rgb(15, 42, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 16.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 47%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 64%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.77, -13.09, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.77, 13.38, 168.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.299, 1.867, 1.73)`
Decimal	`993825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F2A21, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0F2A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F2A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0F2A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f2a21; }
.text { color: #0f2a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f2a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 42 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f2a21, #0f262a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0F2A21?: #0F2A21 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F2A21?: The RGB value is 15, 42, 33: 15 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F2A21?: The complementary color is #2A0F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F2A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.