What color is #152B22?

#152B22 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152B22?

The RGB value is 21, 43, 34: 21 red, 43 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152B22?

The complementary color is #2B151E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152B22 color

#152B22 rgb(21, 43, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #152B22 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 16.9% green and 13.3% blue (21, 43, 34).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 34% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#152B22 color codes

HEX	`#152B22`
RGB	`rgb(21, 43, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 16.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 34%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 51%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 21%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.5, -11.44, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.5, 11.86, 164.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.462, 2.003, 1.823)`
Decimal	`1387298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152B22, 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 #152B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #152B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152b22; }
.text { color: #152b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 43 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152b22, #15292b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #152B22?: #152B22 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152B22?: The RGB value is 21, 43, 34: 21 red, 43 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152B22?: The complementary color is #2B151E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.