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#15281D Color

#15281D is rgb(21, 40, 29) in RGB, hsl(145, 31%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 27%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15281D
HEX#15281D
RGBrgb(21, 40, 29)
HSLhsl(145, 31%, 12%)
HSVhsv(145, 48%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 27%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(25.6% 0.033 157.7)
LABlab(14.19% -10.51 4.71)
LCHlch(14.19% 11.52 155.85)

What #15281D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #15281D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#15281D Channel Values

How #15281D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 21 · G 40 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 31% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 48% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.52:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15281D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #15281D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #15281D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15281D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #15281D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15281D.

How #15281D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#15281D
Protanopia#25251D
Protanomaly#20261D
Deuteranopia#23231E
Deuteranomaly#1E251D
Tritanopia#172727
Tritanomaly#162723
Achromatopsia#242424

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #15281D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-15281d: #15281D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15281D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15281d': '#15281D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.157, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_15281d">#15281D</color>
SVG fillfill="#15281D"

More Green Colors

#15281D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#15281D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15281D?

#15281D is a darkest green — rgb(21, 40, 29) in RGB and hsl(145, 31%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.55.

What is the RGB value of #15281D?

#15281D is rgb(21, 40, 29) — red 21, green 40, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15281D?

#15281D converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 27%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15281D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15281D scores 15.52:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15281D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15281D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 18.28, which is visibly different.

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