What color is #15291A?

#15291A 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 #15291A?

The RGB value is 21, 41, 26: 21 red, 41 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15291A?

The complementary color is #291524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15291A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15291A color

#15291A rgb(21, 41, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #15291A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 16.1% green and 10.2% blue (21, 41, 26).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 32% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#15291A color codes

HEX	`#15291A`
RGB	`rgb(21, 41, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 16.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 32%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 49%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 37%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.51, -12.29, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.51, 14.33, 149.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.289, 1.82, 1.26)`
Decimal	`1386778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15291A, 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 #15291A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15291A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #15291A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15291a; }
.text { color: #15291a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15291a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 41 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15291a, #152924); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #15291A?: #15291A 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 #15291A?: The RGB value is 21, 41, 26: 21 red, 41 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15291A?: The complementary color is #291524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15291A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.