What color is #155631?

#155631 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155631?

The RGB value is 21, 86, 49: 21 red, 86 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155631?

The complementary color is #56153A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155631 color

#155631 rgb(21, 86, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #155631 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 33.7% green and 19.2% blue (21, 86, 49).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 61% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#155631 color codes

HEX	`#155631`
RGB	`rgb(21, 86, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 33.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 61%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 76%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 43%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.89, -29.78, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.89, 33.73, 151.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.191, 7.036, 4.042)`
Decimal	`1398321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155631, 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 #155631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #155631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155631; }
.text { color: #155631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 86 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155631, #155651); }

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Questions

What color is #155631?: #155631 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155631?: The RGB value is 21, 86, 49: 21 red, 86 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155631?: The complementary color is #56153A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.