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#151E00

#151e00 ≈ Phthalo Green

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#151e00 is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 11.76% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 88.24% black. Its hue angle is 78°, with 100% saturation and 5.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with sophistication, power and elegance. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), ΔE 10.28.

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Web safe#003300
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Relative luminance0.0109

Complementary

  1. #151e00
  2. #09001e

Split complementary

  1. #151e00
  2. #00061e
  3. #18001e

Analogous

  1. #1e1800
  2. #151e00
  3. #061e00

Triadic

  1. #151e00
  2. #00151e
  3. #1e0015

Tetradic

  1. #151e00
  2. #001e09
  3. #09001e
  4. #1e0015

Square

  1. #151e00
  2. #001e18
  3. #09001e
  4. #1e0006

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1400
  2. #0e1400
  3. #151e00
  4. #4b6a00
  5. #80b700

Shades

#151e00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151e00
  2. #131b00
  3. #111800
  4. #0f1500
  5. #0d1200
  6. #0b0f00
  7. #080c00
  8. #060900
  9. #040600
  10. #020300
  11. #000000

Tints

#151e00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151e00
  2. #2c351a
  3. #444b33
  4. #5b624d
  5. #737866
  6. #8a8f80
  7. #a1a599
  8. #b9bcb3
  9. #d0d2cc
  10. #e8e9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151e00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151e00
  2. #20280d
  3. #2a321a
  4. #353b26
  5. #404533
  6. #4b4f40
  7. #55594d
  8. #60635a
  9. #6b6c66
  10. #757673
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #191c13 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #201b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f1b02 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #171c18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c1c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c1c01 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #161d11 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151e00 {
  color: #151e00;
}
Background
.bg-151e00 {
  background-color: #151e00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151e00 {
  border: 2px solid #151e00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151e00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 30 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 100% 6%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151e00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151e00, #061e00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151e00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 30 0 / 0.35);
}

#123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.28 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 14.37 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 14.73 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 14.73 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 15.13 #000000 Black ΔE 15.30 #343434 Jet ΔE 16.24 #eae1ff Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Phthalo Green
#151e00  rgb(21, 30, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 6%)  Phthalo Green
#09001e  rgb(9, 0, 30)  hsl(258, 100%, 6%)  Oxford Blue
#00151e  rgb(0, 21, 30)  hsl(198, 100%, 6%)  Rich Black
#1e0015  rgb(30, 0, 21)  hsl(318, 100%, 6%)  Licorice