What color is #15BD1E?

#15BD1E is a vivid green, closest to the named color Lush Plains. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15BD1E?

The RGB value is 21, 189, 30: 21 red, 189 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15BD1E?

The complementary color is #BD15B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15BD1E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15BD1E color

#15BD1E rgb(21, 189, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #15BD1E is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 74.1% green and 11.8% blue (21, 189, 30).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 80% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lush Plains (#22BB22), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#15BD1E color codes

HEX	`#15BD1E`
RGB	`rgb(21, 189, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 74.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 80%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 89%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 84%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -66.79, 61.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 91.01, 137.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.74, 36.646, 7.314)`
Decimal	`1424670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15BD1E, 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 #15BD1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#15BD1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #15BD1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15bd1e; }
.text { color: #15bd1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15bd1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 189 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15bd1e, #15bd72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #15BD1E?: #15BD1E is a vivid green, closest to the named color Lush Plains. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15BD1E?: The RGB value is 21, 189, 30: 21 red, 189 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15BD1E?: The complementary color is #BD15B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15BD1E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.