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#15371E Color

#15371E is rgb(21, 55, 30) in RGB, hsl(136, 45%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 45%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15371E
HEX#15371E
RGBrgb(21, 55, 30)
HSLhsl(136, 45%, 15%)
HSVhsv(136, 62%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 45%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(30.4% 0.06 150.1)
LABlab(19.98% -18.08 11.79)
LCHlch(19.98% 21.58 146.89)

What #15371E 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 #15371E, 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.

#15371E Channel Values

How #15371E 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 55 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 45% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 62% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.15:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15371E 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 text13.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #15371E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15371E; 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 #15371E

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15371E.

How #15371E 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#15371E
Protanopia#33331E
Protanomaly#2A351E
Deuteranopia#2F2F1F
Deuteranomaly#26321F
Tritanopia#1B3535
Tritanomaly#19362D
Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #15371E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-15371e: #15371E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15371E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15371e': '#15371E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.216, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_15371e">#15371E</color>
SVG fillfill="#15371E"

More Green Colors

#15371E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#15371E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15371E?

#15371E is a darkest green — rgb(21, 55, 30) in RGB and hsl(136, 45%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #15371E?

#15371E is rgb(21, 55, 30) — red 21, green 55, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15371E?

#15371E converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 45%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15371E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15371E scores 13.15:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15371E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15371E 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 20.14, which is visibly different.

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