#15480E Color

#15480E is rgb(21, 72, 14) in RGB, hsl(113, 67%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 81%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mughal Green (#306030), visibly different at ΔE 11.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15480E

HEX#15480E

RGBrgb(21, 72, 14)

HSLhsl(113, 67%, 17%)

HSVhsv(113, 81%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 81%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.103 141.4)

LABlab(26.27% -26.97 27.67)

LCHlch(26.27% 38.64 134.27)

What #15480E 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 #15480E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mughal Green#306030ΔE 11.7 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 12.31 Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 12.35 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 15.8 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 16.13 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 16.69

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

#15480E Channel Values

How #15480E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 21 · G 72 · B 14	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 113° · S 67% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 113° · S 81% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 71% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.69:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15480E 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 text10.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #15480E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15480E; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #15480E

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 #15480E.

How #15480E 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#15480E

Protanopia#42420F

Protanomaly#35450E

Deuteranopia#3C3C12

Deuteranomaly#314110

Tritanopia#214444

Tritanomaly#1D4535

Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #15480E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-15480e: #15480E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15480E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15480e': '#15480E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.282, blue: 0.055)

Android XML<color name="color_15480e">#15480E</color>

SVG fillfill="#15480E"

More Green Colors

#15480E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#15480E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15480E?

#15480E is a darkest green — rgb(21, 72, 14) in RGB and hsl(113, 67%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mughal Green (#306030), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.7.

What is the RGB value of #15480E?

#15480E is rgb(21, 72, 14) — red 21, green 72, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15480E?

#15480E converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 81%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15480E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15480E scores 10.69:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15480E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15480E 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.43, which is visibly different.

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