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#15744A Color

#15744A is rgb(21, 116, 74) in RGB, hsl(153, 69%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(82%, 0%, 36%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Spring Green (#177245), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15744A
HEX#15744A
RGBrgb(21, 116, 74)
HSLhsl(153, 69%, 27%)
HSVhsv(153, 82%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 36%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.108 158.3)
LABlab(42.92% -35.58 15.42)
LCHlch(42.92% 38.78 156.56)

What #15744A 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 #15744A, 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.

#15744A Channel Values

How #15744A 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 116 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 69% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 82% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 82% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.79:1 vs white · 3.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15744A 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 text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #15744A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15744A; 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 #15744A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15744A.

How #15744A 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#15744A
Protanopia#6B6B4A
Protanomaly#556F4A
Deuteranopia#61614C
Deuteranomaly#4D694B
Tritanopia#287070
Tritanomaly#227163
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #15744A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-15744a: #15744A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15744A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15744a': '#15744A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.455, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_15744a">#15744A</color>
SVG fillfill="#15744A"

More Green Colors

#15744A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#15744A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15744A?

#15744A is a dark green — rgb(21, 116, 74) in RGB and hsl(153, 69%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Spring Green (#177245), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #15744A?

#15744A is rgb(21, 116, 74) — red 21, green 116, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15744A?

#15744A converts to approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 36%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15744A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15744A scores 5.79:1 against white and 3.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15744A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15744A 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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