What color is #152F2D?

#152F2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152F2D?

The RGB value is 21, 47, 45: 21 red, 47 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152F2D?

The complementary color is #2F1517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152F2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152F2D color

#152F2D rgb(21, 47, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #152F2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 18.4% green and 17.6% blue (21, 47, 45).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#152F2D color codes

HEX	`#152F2D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 47, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 18.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 55%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 4%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.38, -10.6, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.38, 10.76, 189.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.799, 2.382, 2.847)`
Decimal	`1388333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152F2D, 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 #152F2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152F2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #152F2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152f2d; }
.text { color: #152f2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152f2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 47 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152f2d, #15242f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #152F2D?: #152F2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152F2D?: The RGB value is 21, 47, 45: 21 red, 47 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152F2D?: The complementary color is #2F1517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152F2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.