What color is #153111?

#153111 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 #153111?

The RGB value is 21, 49, 17: 21 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153111?

The complementary color is #2D1131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153111 color

#153111 rgb(21, 49, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #153111 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 19.2% green and 6.7% blue (21, 49, 17).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#153111 color codes

HEX	`#153111`
RGB	`rgb(21, 49, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 19.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.44, -18.5, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.44, 25.13, 137.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.509, 2.396, 0.913)`
Decimal	`1388817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153111, 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 #153111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #153111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153111; }
.text { color: #153111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 49 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153111, #11311d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #153111?: #153111 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 #153111?: The RGB value is 21, 49, 17: 21 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153111?: The complementary color is #2D1131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.