What color is #152313?

#152313 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152313?

The RGB value is 21, 35, 19: 21 red, 35 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152313?

The complementary color is #211323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152313?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152313 color

#152313 rgb(21, 35, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #152313 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 13.7% green and 7.5% blue (21, 35, 19).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#152313 color codes

HEX	`#152313`
RGB	`rgb(21, 35, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 13.7%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 46%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 46%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.01, -10.18, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.01, 13.45, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.028, 1.408, 0.834)`
Decimal	`1385235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152313, 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 #152313	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152313 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #152313 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152313; }
.text { color: #152313; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152313; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 35 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152313, #132319); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #152313?: #152313 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152313?: The RGB value is 21, 35, 19: 21 red, 35 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152313?: The complementary color is #211323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152313?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.