What color is #15230F?

#15230F 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 #15230F?

The RGB value is 21, 35, 15: 21 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15230F?

The complementary color is #1D0F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15230F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15230F color

#15230F rgb(21, 35, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #15230F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 13.7% green and 5.9% blue (21, 35, 15).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#15230F color codes

HEX	`#15230F`
RGB	`rgb(21, 35, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 13.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 57%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.93, -10.96, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.93, 15.53, 134.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.996, 1.396, 0.669)`
Decimal	`1385231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15230F, 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 #15230F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15230F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #15230F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15230f; }
.text { color: #15230f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15230f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 35 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15230f, #0f2313); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #15230F?: #15230F 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 #15230F?: The RGB value is 21, 35, 15: 21 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15230F?: The complementary color is #1D0F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15230F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.