What color is #152412?

#152412 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 #152412?

The RGB value is 21, 36, 18: 21 red, 36 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152412?

The complementary color is #211224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152412 color

#152412 rgb(21, 36, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #152412 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 14.1% green and 7.1% blue (21, 36, 18).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#152412 color codes

HEX	`#152412`
RGB	`rgb(21, 36, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 14.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 50%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 50%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.38, -11.01, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.38, 14.81, 137.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.049, 1.465, 0.8)`
Decimal	`1385490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152412, 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 #152412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #152412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152412; }
.text { color: #152412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 36 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152412, #122418); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #152412?: #152412 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 #152412?: The RGB value is 21, 36, 18: 21 red, 36 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152412?: The complementary color is #211224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.