What color is #153D00?

#153D00 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 #153D00?

The RGB value is 21, 61, 0: 21 red, 61 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153D00?

The complementary color is #28003D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153D00 color

#153D00 rgb(21, 61, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #153D00 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 23.9% green and 0% blue (21, 61, 0).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#153D00 color codes

HEX	`#153D00`
RGB	`rgb(21, 61, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 23.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 100%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.93, -25.97, 29.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.93, 39.42, 131.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.978, 3.497, 0.571)`
Decimal	`1391872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153D00, 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 #153D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #153D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153d00; }
.text { color: #153d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 61 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153d00, #003d0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #153D00?: #153D00 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 #153D00?: The RGB value is 21, 61, 0: 21 red, 61 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153D00?: The complementary color is #28003D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.