What color is #153520?

#153520 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 #153520?

The RGB value is 21, 53, 32: 21 red, 53 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153520?

The complementary color is #35152A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153520 color

#153520 rgb(21, 53, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #153520 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 20.8% green and 12.5% blue (21, 53, 32).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#153520 color codes

HEX	`#153520`
RGB	`rgb(21, 53, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 20.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 60%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.27, -17.68, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.27, 20.19, 151.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.843, 2.81, 1.811)`
Decimal	`1389856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153520, 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 #153520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #153520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153520; }
.text { color: #153520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 53 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153520, #153530); }

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Questions

What color is #153520?: #153520 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 #153520?: The RGB value is 21, 53, 32: 21 red, 53 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153520?: The complementary color is #35152A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.