What color is #155800?

#155800 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lincoln Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155800?

The RGB value is 21, 88, 0: 21 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155800?

The complementary color is #430058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155800 color

#155800 rgb(21, 88, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #155800 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 34.5% green and 0% blue (21, 88, 0).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#155800 color codes

HEX	`#155800`
RGB	`rgb(21, 88, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 34.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 100%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.12, -36.46, 38.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.12, 53.2, 133.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.799, 7.138, 1.178)`
Decimal	`1398784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155800, 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 #155800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #155800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155800; }
.text { color: #155800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 88 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155800, #005817); }

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Questions

What color is #155800?: #155800 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lincoln Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155800?: The RGB value is 21, 88, 0: 21 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155800?: The complementary color is #430058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.