What color is #15301B?

#15301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15301B?

The RGB value is 21, 48, 27: 21 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15301B?

The complementary color is #30152A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15301B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15301B color

#15301B rgb(21, 48, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #15301B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 18.8% green and 10.6% blue (21, 48, 27).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#15301B color codes

HEX	`#15301B`
RGB	`rgb(21, 48, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 18.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 56%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.24, -16.09, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.24, 19.14, 147.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.564, 2.352, 1.408)`
Decimal	`1388571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15301B, 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 #15301B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15301B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #15301B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15301b; }
.text { color: #15301b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15301b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 48 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15301b, #153029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #15301B?: #15301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15301B?: The RGB value is 21, 48, 27: 21 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15301B?: The complementary color is #30152A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15301B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.