What color is #152F21?

#152F21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152F21?

The RGB value is 21, 47, 33: 21 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152F21?

The complementary color is #2F1523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152F21 color

#152F21 rgb(21, 47, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #152F21 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 18.4% green and 12.9% blue (21, 47, 33).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#152F21 color codes

HEX	`#152F21`
RGB	`rgb(21, 47, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 18.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 55%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17, -14.09, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17, 15.3, 157.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.6, 2.302, 1.799)`
Decimal	`1388321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152F21, 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 #152F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #152F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152f21; }
.text { color: #152f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 47 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152f21, #152f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #152F21?: #152F21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152F21?: The RGB value is 21, 47, 33: 21 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152F21?: The complementary color is #2F1523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.