What color is #0F3515?

#0F3515 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F3515?

The RGB value is 15, 53, 21: 15 red, 53 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F3515?

The complementary color is #350F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F3515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F3515 color

#0F3515 rgb(15, 53, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #0F3515 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 20.8% green and 8.2% blue (15, 53, 21).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 56% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#0F3515 color codes

HEX	`#0F3515`
RGB	`rgb(15, 53, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 20.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 56%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 72%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 60%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.81, -21.75, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.81, 27.11, 143.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.605, 2.702, 1.146)`
Decimal	`996629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F3515, 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 #0F3515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F3515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #0F3515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f3515; }
.text { color: #0f3515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f3515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 53 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f3515, #0f3528); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F3515?: #0F3515 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F3515?: The RGB value is 15, 53, 21: 15 red, 53 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F3515?: The complementary color is #350F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F3515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.