What color is #153215?

#153215 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 #153215?

The RGB value is 21, 50, 21: 21 red, 50 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153215?

The complementary color is #321532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153215 color

#153215 rgb(21, 50, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #153215 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 19.6% green and 8.2% blue (21, 50, 21).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 41% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#153215 color codes

HEX	`#153215`
RGB	`rgb(21, 50, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 19.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 41%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 58%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 58%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.89, -18.35, 15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.89, 23.77, 140.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.585, 2.495, 1.107)`
Decimal	`1389077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153215, 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 #153215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #153215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153215; }
.text { color: #153215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 50 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153215, #153224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #153215?: #153215 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 #153215?: The RGB value is 21, 50, 21: 21 red, 50 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153215?: The complementary color is #321532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.