What color is #152516?

#152516 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 #152516?

The RGB value is 21, 37, 22: 21 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152516?

The complementary color is #251524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152516 color

#152516 rgb(21, 37, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #152516 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 14.5% green and 8.6% blue (21, 37, 22).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 28% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% 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 16.05:1).

#152516 color codes

HEX	`#152516`
RGB	`rgb(21, 37, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 14.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 28%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 43%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.86, -10.78, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.86, 13.37, 143.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.116, 1.54, 0.997)`
Decimal	`1385750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152516, 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 #152516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #152516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152516; }
.text { color: #152516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 37 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152516, #15251e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #152516?: #152516 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 #152516?: The RGB value is 21, 37, 22: 21 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152516?: The complementary color is #251524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.