What color is #15250D?

#15250D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15250D?

The RGB value is 21, 37, 13: 21 red, 37 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15250D?

The complementary color is #1D0D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15250D?

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.

#15250D color

#15250D rgb(21, 37, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #15250D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 14.5% green and 5.1% blue (21, 37, 13).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 48% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#15250D color codes

HEX	`#15250D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 37, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 14.5%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 48%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 65%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 65%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.68, -12.5, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.68, 18.06, 133.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.043, 1.512, 0.617)`
Decimal	`1385741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15250D, 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 #15250D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15250D 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 #15250D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15250d; }
.text { color: #15250d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15250d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 37 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15250d, #0d2511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #15250D?: #15250D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15250D?: The RGB value is 21, 37, 13: 21 red, 37 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15250D?: The complementary color is #1D0D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15250D?: 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.