What color is #15220C?

#15220C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15220C?

The RGB value is 21, 34, 12: 21 red, 34 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15220C?

The complementary color is #190C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15220C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15220C color

#15220C rgb(21, 34, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #15220C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 13.3% green and 4.7% blue (21, 34, 12).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 48% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#15220C color codes

HEX	`#15220C`
RGB	`rgb(21, 34, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 13.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 48%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 65%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 65%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, -10.85, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 16.08, 132.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.948, 1.33, 0.555)`
Decimal	`1384972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15220C, 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 #15220C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15220C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #15220C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15220c; }
.text { color: #15220c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15220c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 34 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15220c, #0c220e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #15220C?: #15220C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15220C?: The RGB value is 21, 34, 12: 21 red, 34 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15220C?: The complementary color is #190C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15220C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.