What color is #153D2D?

#153D2D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153D2D?

The RGB value is 21, 61, 45: 21 red, 61 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153D2D?

The complementary color is #3D1525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153D2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153D2D color

#153D2D rgb(21, 61, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #153D2D is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 23.9% green and 17.6% blue (21, 61, 45).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 49% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#153D2D color codes

HEX	`#153D2D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 61, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 23.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 49%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 66%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 26%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.61, -18.67, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.61, 19.53, 162.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.451, 3.686, 3.064)`
Decimal	`1391917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153D2D, 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 #153D2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153D2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #153D2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153d2d; }
.text { color: #153d2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153d2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 61 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153d2d, #15393d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #153D2D?: #153D2D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153D2D?: The RGB value is 21, 61, 45: 21 red, 61 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153D2D?: The complementary color is #3D1525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153D2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.