What color is #152308?

#152308 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152308?

The RGB value is 21, 35, 8: 21 red, 35 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152308?

The complementary color is #160823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152308?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152308 color

#152308 rgb(21, 35, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #152308 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 13.7% green and 3.1% blue (21, 35, 8).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 63% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#152308 color codes

HEX	`#152308`
RGB	`rgb(21, 35, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 13.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 63%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 77%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 77%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.82, -12.04, 14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.82, 18.47, 130.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.954, 1.379, 0.446)`
Decimal	`1385224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152308, 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 #152308	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152308 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #152308 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152308; }
.text { color: #152308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152308; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 35 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152308, #082308); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #152308?: #152308 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152308?: The RGB value is 21, 35, 8: 21 red, 35 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152308?: The complementary color is #160823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152308?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.