What color is #15A068?

#15A068 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15A068?

The RGB value is 21, 160, 104: 21 red, 160 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15A068?

The complementary color is #A0154D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15A068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15A068 color

#15A068 rgb(21, 160, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #15A068 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 62.7% green and 40.8% blue (21, 160, 104).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 77% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Prairie (#0B9D6A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#15A068 color codes

HEX	`#15A068`
RGB	`rgb(21, 160, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 62.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 77%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 87%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 35%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, -47.9, 19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 51.78, 157.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.377, 26.299, 17.36)`
Decimal	`1417320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15A068, 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 #15A068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#15A068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #15A068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15a068; }
.text { color: #15a068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15a068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 160 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15a068, #1592a0); }

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Questions

What color is #15A068?: #15A068 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15A068?: The RGB value is 21, 160, 104: 21 red, 160 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15A068?: The complementary color is #A0154D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15A068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.