What color is #152718?

#152718 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 #152718?

The RGB value is 21, 39, 24: 21 red, 39 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152718?

The complementary color is #271524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152718?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152718 color

#152718 rgb(21, 39, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #152718 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 15.3% green and 9.4% blue (21, 39, 24).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#152718 color codes

HEX	`#152718`
RGB	`rgb(21, 39, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 15.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 38%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, -11.55, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 13.85, 146.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.2, 1.676, 1.124)`
Decimal	`1386264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152718, 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 #152718	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152718 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #152718 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152718; }
.text { color: #152718; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152718; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 39 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152718, #152721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #152718?: #152718 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 #152718?: The RGB value is 21, 39, 24: 21 red, 39 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152718?: The complementary color is #271524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152718?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.