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#152E29 Color

#152E29 is rgb(21, 46, 41) in RGB, hsl(168, 37%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 11%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#152E29
HEX#152E29
RGBrgb(21, 46, 41)
HSLhsl(168, 37%, 13%)
HSVhsv(168, 54%, 18%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 11%, 82%)
OKLCHoklch(27.9% 0.033 179.3)
LABlab(16.80% -11.32 0.06)
LCHlch(16.80% 11.32 179.72)

What #152E29 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 #152E29, 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.

#152E29 Channel Values

How #152E29 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 46 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 37% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 54% · V 18%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 82%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.44:1 vs white · 1.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #152E29 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 text14.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #152E29

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #152E29; 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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Tints & Shades of #152E29

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.

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How #152E29 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#152E29
Protanopia#2B2B29
Protanomaly#242C29
Deuteranopia#28282A
Deuteranomaly#212A29
Tritanopia#162D2D
Tritanomaly#162E2C
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #152E29 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-152e29: #152E29;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #152E29;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-152e29': '#152E29' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.180, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_152e29">#152E29</color>
SVG fillfill="#152E29"

More Green Colors

#152E29 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#152E29 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #152E29?

#152E29 is a darkest green — rgb(21, 46, 41) in RGB and hsl(168, 37%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #152E29?

#152E29 is rgb(21, 46, 41) — red 21, green 46, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #152E29?

#152E29 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 11%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #152E29 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #152E29 scores 14.44:1 against white and 1.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #152E29 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #152E29 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.92, which is visibly different.

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