What color is #15342F?

#15342F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15342F?

The RGB value is 21, 52, 47: 21 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15342F?

The complementary color is #34151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15342F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15342F color

#15342F rgb(21, 52, 47)

Shades of teal

The hex color #15342F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20.4% green and 18.4% blue (21, 52, 47).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#15342F color codes

HEX	`#15342F`
RGB	`rgb(21, 52, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.31, -13.02, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.31, 13.02, 181.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.05, 2.82, 3.125)`
Decimal	`1389615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15342F, 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 #15342F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15342F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #15342F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15342f; }
.text { color: #15342f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15342f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 52 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15342f, #152934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #15342F?: #15342F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15342F?: The RGB value is 21, 52, 47: 21 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15342F?: The complementary color is #34151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15342F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.