What color is #15281C?

#15281C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15281C?

The RGB value is 21, 40, 28: 21 red, 40 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15281C?

The complementary color is #281521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15281C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15281C color

#15281C rgb(21, 40, 28)

Shades of gray

The hex color #15281C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 15.7% green and 11% blue (21, 40, 28).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 31% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#15281C color codes

HEX	`#15281C`
RGB	`rgb(21, 40, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 15.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 31%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 48%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 30%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.18, -11.2, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.18, 12.47, 153.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.278, 1.761, 1.371)`
Decimal	`1386524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15281C, 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 #15281C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15281C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #15281C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15281c; }
.text { color: #15281c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15281c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 40 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15281c, #152826); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #15281C?: #15281C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15281C?: The RGB value is 21, 40, 28: 21 red, 40 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15281C?: The complementary color is #281521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15281C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.