What color is #152E17?

#152E17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152E17?

The RGB value is 21, 46, 23: 21 red, 46 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152E17?

The complementary color is #2E152C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152E17 color

#152E17 rgb(21, 46, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #152E17 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 18% green and 9% blue (21, 46, 23).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 37% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#152E17 color codes

HEX	`#152E17`
RGB	`rgb(21, 46, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 18%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 37%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 54%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 50%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, -15.83, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 19.8, 143.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.441, 2.175, 1.154)`
Decimal	`1388055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152E17, 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 #152E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #152E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152e17; }
.text { color: #152e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 46 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152e17, #152e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #152E17?: #152E17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152E17?: The RGB value is 21, 46, 23: 21 red, 46 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152E17?: The complementary color is #2E152C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.