What color is #15241D?

#15241D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15241D?

The RGB value is 21, 36, 29: 21 red, 36 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15241D?

The complementary color is #24151C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15241D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15241D color

#15241D rgb(21, 36, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #15241D is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 14.1% green and 11.4% blue (21, 36, 29).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#15241D color codes

HEX	`#15241D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 36, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 14.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 42%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.67, -8.4, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.67, 8.81, 162.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.162, 1.51, 1.392)`
Decimal	`1385501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15241D, 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 #15241D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15241D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #15241D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15241d; }
.text { color: #15241d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15241d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 36 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15241d, #152424); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #15241D?: #15241D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15241D?: The RGB value is 21, 36, 29: 21 red, 36 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15241D?: The complementary color is #24151C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15241D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.