What color is #15551F?

#15551F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15551F?

The RGB value is 21, 85, 31: 21 red, 85 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15551F?

The complementary color is #55154B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15551F?

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.

#15551F color

#15551F rgb(21, 85, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #15551F is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 33.3% green and 12.2% blue (21, 85, 31).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#15551F color codes

HEX	`#15551F`
RGB	`rgb(21, 85, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 33.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 64%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, -32.59, 25.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 41.31, 142.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.805, 6.755, 2.399)`
Decimal	`1398047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15551F, 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 #15551F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15551F 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 #15551F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15551f; }
.text { color: #15551f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15551f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 85 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15551f, #15553f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #15551F?: #15551F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15551F?: The RGB value is 21, 85, 31: 21 red, 85 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15551F?: The complementary color is #55154B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15551F?: 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.