What color is #154A30?

#154A30 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154A30?

The RGB value is 21, 74, 48: 21 red, 74 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154A30?

The complementary color is #4A152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154A30 color

#154A30 rgb(21, 74, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #154A30 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 29% green and 18.8% blue (21, 74, 48).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 56% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#154A30 color codes

HEX	`#154A30`
RGB	`rgb(21, 74, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 29%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 56%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 72%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 35%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, -24.49, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 26.67, 156.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.291, 5.27, 3.64)`
Decimal	`1395248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154A30, 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 #154A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #154A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154a30; }
.text { color: #154a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 74 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154a30, #154a4a); }

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Questions

What color is #154A30?: #154A30 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154A30?: The RGB value is 21, 74, 48: 21 red, 74 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154A30?: The complementary color is #4A152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.