What color is #154827?

#154827 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154827?

The RGB value is 21, 72, 39: 21 red, 72 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154827?

The complementary color is #481536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154827 color

#154827 rgb(21, 72, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #154827 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 28.2% green and 15.3% blue (21, 72, 39).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#154827 color codes

HEX	`#154827`
RGB	`rgb(21, 72, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 28.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 71%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 46%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.56, -25.58, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.56, 29.63, 149.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.993, 4.94, 2.715)`
Decimal	`1394727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154827, 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 #154827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #154827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154827; }
.text { color: #154827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 72 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154827, #154841); }

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Questions

What color is #154827?: #154827 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154827?: The RGB value is 21, 72, 39: 21 red, 72 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154827?: The complementary color is #481536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.