What color is #154B0D?

#154B0D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154B0D?

The RGB value is 21, 75, 13: 21 red, 75 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154B0D?

The complementary color is #430D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154B0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154B0D color

#154B0D rgb(21, 75, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #154B0D is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 29.4% green and 5.1% blue (21, 75, 13).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 70% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#154B0D color codes

HEX	`#154B0D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 75, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 29.4%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 70%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 83%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 83%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, -30.67, 29.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 42.76, 135.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.898, 5.22, 1.236)`
Decimal	`1395469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154B0D, 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 #154B0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154B0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #154B0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154b0d; }
.text { color: #154b0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154b0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 75 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154b0d, #0d4b24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #154B0D?: #154B0D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154B0D?: The RGB value is 21, 75, 13: 21 red, 75 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154B0D?: The complementary color is #430D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154B0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.