What color is #153404?

#153404 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153404?

The RGB value is 21, 52, 4: 21 red, 52 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153404?

The complementary color is #230434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153404?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153404 color

#153404 rgb(21, 52, 4)

Shades of green

The hex color #153404 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20.4% green and 1.6% blue (21, 52, 4).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 86% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#153404 color codes

HEX	`#153404`
RGB	`rgb(21, 52, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20.4%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 86%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 92%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 92%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.47, -21.54, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.47, 32.35, 131.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.559, 2.624, 0.539)`
Decimal	`1389572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153404, 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 #153404	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153404 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #153404 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153404; }
.text { color: #153404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153404; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 52 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153404, #04340b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #153404?: #153404 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153404?: The RGB value is 21, 52, 4: 21 red, 52 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153404?: The complementary color is #230434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153404?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.