What color is #153914?

#153914 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153914?

The RGB value is 21, 57, 20: 21 red, 57 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153914?

The complementary color is #381439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153914 color

#153914 rgb(21, 57, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #153914 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 22.4% green and 7.8% blue (21, 57, 20).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 48% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#153914 color codes

HEX	`#153914`
RGB	`rgb(21, 57, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 22.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 48%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 65%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.58, -22.01, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.58, 29.06, 139.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.899, 3.136, 1.167)`
Decimal	`1390868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153914, 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 #153914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #153914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153914; }
.text { color: #153914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 57 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153914, #143926); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #153914?: #153914 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153914?: The RGB value is 21, 57, 20: 21 red, 57 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153914?: The complementary color is #381439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.