What color is #15331F?

#15331F 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 #15331F?

The RGB value is 21, 51, 31: 21 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15331F?

The complementary color is #331529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15331F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15331F color

#15331F rgb(21, 51, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #15331F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20% green and 12.2% blue (21, 51, 31).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#15331F color codes

HEX	`#15331F`
RGB	`rgb(21, 51, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 59%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.48, -16.83, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.48, 19.25, 150.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.74, 2.626, 1.711)`
Decimal	`1389343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15331F, 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 #15331F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15331F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #15331F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15331f; }
.text { color: #15331f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15331f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 51 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15331f, #15332e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #15331F?: #15331F 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 #15331F?: The RGB value is 21, 51, 31: 21 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15331F?: The complementary color is #331529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15331F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.