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#15896A Color

#15896A is rgb(21, 137, 106) in RGB, hsl(164, 73%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 0%, 23%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Viridian (#007F5C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15896A
HEX#15896A
RGBrgb(21, 137, 106)
HSLhsl(164, 73%, 31%)
HSVhsv(164, 85%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 23%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.108 168.9)
LABlab(50.66% -37.52 7.65)
LCHlch(50.66% 38.29 168.47)

What #15896A 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 #15896A, 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.

#15896A Channel Values

How #15896A 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 137 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 73% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 85% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15896A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #15896A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15896A; 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 #15896A

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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How #15896A 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#15896A
Protanopia#7E7E6A
Protanomaly#64836A
Deuteranopia#73736C
Deuteranomaly#5B7C6B
Tritanopia#288686
Tritanomaly#22877B
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #15896A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-15896a: #15896A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15896A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15896a': '#15896A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.537, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_15896a">#15896A</color>
SVG fillfill="#15896A"

More Green Colors

#15896A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#15896A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15896A?

#15896A is a dark green — rgb(21, 137, 106) in RGB and hsl(164, 73%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Viridian (#007F5C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #15896A?

#15896A is rgb(21, 137, 106) — red 21, green 137, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15896A?

#15896A converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 0%, 23%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15896A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #15896A scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15896A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15896A 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 11.96, which is visibly different.

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