What color is #152C00?

#152C00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152C00?

The RGB value is 21, 44, 0: 21 red, 44 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152C00?

The complementary color is #17002C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152C00 color

#152C00 rgb(21, 44, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #152C00 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 17.3% green and 0% blue (21, 44, 0).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#152C00 color codes

HEX	`#152C00`
RGB	`rgb(21, 44, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 17.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 100%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.28, -18.08, 21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.28, 28.36, 129.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.21, 1.961, 0.315)`
Decimal	`1387520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152C00, 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 #152C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #152C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152c00; }
.text { color: #152c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 44 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152c00, #002c01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #152C00?: #152C00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152C00?: The RGB value is 21, 44, 0: 21 red, 44 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152C00?: The complementary color is #17002C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.