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#15701E Color

#15701E is rgb(21, 112, 30) in RGB, hsl(126, 68%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 73%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15701E
HEX#15701E
RGBrgb(21, 112, 30)
HSLhsl(126, 68%, 26%)
HSVhsv(126, 81%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 73%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.143 144.1)
LABlab(40.99% -39.57 35.83)
LCHlch(40.99% 53.38 137.84)

What #15701E 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 #15701E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

La Salle Green#087830ΔE 6.39Royal Green#136207ΔE 6.55Dark Green#006400ΔE 6.85Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 6.87Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 9.28Xbox Green#0E7A0DΔE 10.4

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

#15701E Channel Values

How #15701E 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 112 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 68% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 81% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.23:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15701E 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 text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #15701E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #15701E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15701E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#15701E
Complementary
#6F1566
Analogous
#396F15
Analogous
#156F4B
Triadic
#1E156F
Triadic
#6F1E15
Split comp.
#4B156F
Split comp.
#6F1539

Tints & Shades of #15701E

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

#1D9A2A
#26C937
#47DC56
#72E47D
#9CECA4
#CCF5D0

Shades

#13631B
#105617
#0E4914
#0B380F
#082B0C
#061E08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15701E.

How #15701E 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#15701E
Protanopia#67671F
Protanomaly#526B1F
Deuteranopia#5E5E24
Deuteranomaly#4B6521
Tritanopia#2D6A6A
Tritanomaly#256C55
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #15701E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-15701e: #15701E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15701E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15701e': '#15701E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.439, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_15701e">#15701E</color>
SVG fillfill="#15701E"

More Green Colors

#15701E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#15701E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15701E?

#15701E is a dark green — rgb(21, 112, 30) in RGB and hsl(126, 68%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #15701E?

#15701E is rgb(21, 112, 30) — red 21, green 112, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15701E?

#15701E converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 73%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15701E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15701E scores 6.23:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15701E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15701E 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 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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