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#15661A Color

#15661A is rgb(21, 102, 26) in RGB, hsl(124, 66%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 75%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Green (#136207), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15661A
HEX#15661A
RGBrgb(21, 102, 26)
HSLhsl(124, 66%, 24%)
HSVhsv(124, 79%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 75%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.133 143.7)
LABlab(37.40% -36.63 33.82)
LCHlch(37.40% 49.86 137.28)

What #15661A 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 #15661A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Green#136207ΔE 5.04Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 6.82Dark Green#006400ΔE 7.75Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 8.44La Salle Green#087830ΔE 8.88Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 11.09

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

#15661A Channel Values

How #15661A 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 102 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 66% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 79% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.13:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15661A 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 text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #15661A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #15661A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15661A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#15661A
Complementary
#661560
Analogous
#386615
Analogous
#156643
Triadic
#1A1566
Triadic
#661A15
Split comp.
#431566
Split comp.
#661538

Tints & Shades of #15661A

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

#1E9426
#27BE31
#45D94F
#6FE277
#9EEBA3
#C8F4CB

Shades

#125917
#104C14
#0D3F10
#0B370E
#092A0B
#061E08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15661A.

How #15661A 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#15661A
Protanopia#5E5E1B
Protanomaly#4B611B
Deuteranopia#55551F
Deuteranomaly#445C1D
Tritanopia#2A6060
Tritanomaly#23634D
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #15661A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-15661a: #15661A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15661A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15661a': '#15661A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.400, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_15661a">#15661A</color>
SVG fillfill="#15661A"

More Green Colors

#15661A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#15661A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15661A?

#15661A is a dark green — rgb(21, 102, 26) in RGB and hsl(124, 66%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Green (#136207), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #15661A?

#15661A is rgb(21, 102, 26) — red 21, green 102, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15661A?

#15661A converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 75%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15661A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15661A scores 7.13:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15661A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15661A 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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