What color is #154921?

#154921 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 #154921?

The RGB value is 21, 73, 33: 21 red, 73 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154921?

The complementary color is #49153D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154921?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154921 color

#154921 rgb(21, 73, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #154921 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 28.6% green and 12.9% blue (21, 73, 33).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#154921 color codes

HEX	`#154921`
RGB	`rgb(21, 73, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 28.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 55%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, -27.2, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 33.14, 145.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.966, 5.034, 2.254)`
Decimal	`1394977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154921, 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 #154921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #154921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154921; }
.text { color: #154921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 73 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154921, #15493b); }

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Questions

What color is #154921?: #154921 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 #154921?: The RGB value is 21, 73, 33: 21 red, 73 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154921?: The complementary color is #49153D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154921?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.