What color is #155139?

#155139 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155139?

The RGB value is 21, 81, 57: 21 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155139?

The complementary color is #51152D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155139 color

#155139 rgb(21, 81, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #155139 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 31.8% green and 22.4% blue (21, 81, 57).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 59% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#155139 color codes

HEX	`#155139`
RGB	`rgb(21, 81, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 31.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 59%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 74%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 30%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.25, -25.6, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.25, 27.03, 161.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.99, 6.339, 4.883)`
Decimal	`1397049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155139, 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 #155139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #155139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155139; }
.text { color: #155139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 81 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155139, #154b51); }

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Questions

What color is #155139?: #155139 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155139?: The RGB value is 21, 81, 57: 21 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155139?: The complementary color is #51152D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.