What color is #15BB00?

#15BB00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Glimmer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15BB00?

The RGB value is 21, 187, 0: 21 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15BB00?

The complementary color is #A600BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15BB00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15BB00 color

#15BB00 rgb(21, 187, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #15BB00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 73.3% green and 0% blue (21, 187, 0).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Glimmer (#00BB00), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#15BB00 color codes

HEX	`#15BB00`
RGB	`rgb(21, 187, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 73.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, -67.14, 66.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 94.17, 135.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.078, 35.698, 5.938)`
Decimal	`1424128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15BB00, 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 #15BB00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#15BB00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #15BB00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15bb00; }
.text { color: #15bb00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15bb00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 187 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15bb00, #00bb49); }

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Questions

What color is #15BB00?: #15BB00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Glimmer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15BB00?: The RGB value is 21, 187, 0: 21 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15BB00?: The complementary color is #A600BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15BB00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.