What color is #155836?

#155836 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #155836?

The RGB value is 21, 88, 54: 21 red, 88 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #155836?

The complementary color is #581537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #155836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#155836 color

#155836 rgb(21, 88, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #155836 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 34.5% green and 21.2% blue (21, 88, 54).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 61% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#155836 color codes

HEX	`#155836`
RGB	`rgb(21, 88, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 34.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 61%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 76%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 39%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.71, -29.56, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.71, 32.67, 154.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.464, 7.405, 4.683)`
Decimal	`1398838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #155836, 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 #155836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#155836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #155836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #155836; }
.text { color: #155836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #155836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 88 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #155836, #155857); }

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Questions

What color is #155836?: #155836 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #155836?: The RGB value is 21, 88, 54: 21 red, 88 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #155836?: The complementary color is #581537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #155836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.