What color is #15433D?

#15433D is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15433D?

The RGB value is 21, 67, 61: 21 red, 67 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15433D?

The complementary color is #43151B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15433D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15433D color

#15433D rgb(21, 67, 61)

Shades of teal

The hex color #15433D is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 26.3% green and 23.9% blue (21, 67, 61).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 52% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#15433D color codes

HEX	`#15433D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 67, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 26.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 52%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 69%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 9%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.29, -17.23, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.29, 17.26, 183.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.158, 4.51, 5.118)`
Decimal	`1393469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15433D, 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 #15433D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15433D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #15433D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15433d; }
.text { color: #15433d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15433d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 67 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15433d, #153243); }

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Questions

What color is #15433D?: #15433D is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15433D?: The RGB value is 21, 67, 61: 21 red, 67 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15433D?: The complementary color is #43151B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15433D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.