What color is #155013?

#155013 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155013?

The RGB value is 21, 80, 19: 21 red, 80 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155013?

The complementary color is #4E1350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155013?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155013 color

#155013 rgb(21, 80, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #155013 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 31.4% green and 7.5% blue (21, 80, 19).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 62% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#155013 color codes

HEX	`#155013`
RGB	`rgb(21, 80, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 31.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 62%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 76%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 76%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, -32.09, 29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 43.37, 137.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.295, 5.943, 1.59)`
Decimal	`1396755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155013, 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 #155013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155013 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #155013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155013; }
.text { color: #155013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 80 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155013, #135030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #155013?: #155013 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155013?: The RGB value is 21, 80, 19: 21 red, 80 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155013?: The complementary color is #4E1350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155013?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.