What color is #155435?

#155435 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155435?

The RGB value is 21, 84, 53: 21 red, 84 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155435?

The complementary color is #541534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155435?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155435 color

#155435 rgb(21, 84, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #155435 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 32.9% green and 20.8% blue (21, 84, 53).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#155435 color codes

HEX	`#155435`
RGB	`rgb(21, 84, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 32.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 37%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.25, -27.98, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.25, 30.67, 155.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.122, 6.757, 4.454)`
Decimal	`1397813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155435, 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 #155435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #155435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155435; }
.text { color: #155435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 84 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155435, #155454); }

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Questions

What color is #155435?: #155435 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155435?: The RGB value is 21, 84, 53: 21 red, 84 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155435?: The complementary color is #541534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155435?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.