What color is #135A2E?

#135A2E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #135A2E?

The RGB value is 19, 90, 46: 19 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #135A2E?

The complementary color is #5A133F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #135A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#135A2E color

#135A2E rgb(19, 90, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #135A2E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 35.3% green and 18% blue (19, 90, 46).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 65% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#135A2E color codes

HEX	`#135A2E`
RGB	`rgb(19, 90, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 35.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 65%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 79%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 49%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.24, -32.46, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.24, 37.81, 149.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.417, 7.648, 3.828)`
Decimal	`1268270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #135A2E, 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 #135A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#135A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #135A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #135a2e; }
.text { color: #135a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #135a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 90 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #135a2e, #135a52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #135A2E?: #135A2E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #135A2E?: The RGB value is 19, 90, 46: 19 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #135A2E?: The complementary color is #5A133F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #135A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.