What color is #153F17?

#153F17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153F17?

The RGB value is 21, 63, 23: 21 red, 63 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153F17?

The complementary color is #3F153D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153F17 color

#153F17 rgb(21, 63, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #153F17 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 24.7% green and 9% blue (21, 63, 23).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 50% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#153F17 color codes

HEX	`#153F17`
RGB	`rgb(21, 63, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 24.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 50%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 67%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 63%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.92, -24.37, 20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.92, 31.53, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.241, 3.776, 1.421)`
Decimal	`1392407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153F17, 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 #153F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #153F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153f17; }
.text { color: #153f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 63 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153f17, #153f2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #153F17?: #153F17 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153F17?: The RGB value is 21, 63, 23: 21 red, 63 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153F17?: The complementary color is #3F153D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.