What color is #135D2E?

#135D2E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #135D2E?

The RGB value is 19, 93, 46: 19 red, 93 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #135D2E?

The complementary color is #5D1342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #135D2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#135D2E color

#135D2E rgb(19, 93, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #135D2E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 36.5% green and 18% blue (19, 93, 46).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 66% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#135D2E color codes

HEX	`#135D2E`
RGB	`rgb(19, 93, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 36.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 66%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 80%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 51%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.32, -33.7, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.32, 39.58, 148.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.676, 8.164, 3.914)`
Decimal	`1269038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #135D2E, 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 #135D2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#135D2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #135D2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #135d2e; }
.text { color: #135d2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #135d2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 93 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #135d2e, #135d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #135D2E?: #135D2E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #135D2E?: The RGB value is 19, 93, 46: 19 red, 93 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #135D2E?: The complementary color is #5D1342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #135D2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.