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#153C19

#153c19 ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#153c19 is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 126.15°, with 48.15% saturation and 15.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.0346

Complementary

  1. #153c19
  2. #3c1538

Split complementary

  1. #153c19
  2. #2c153c
  3. #3c1524

Analogous

  1. #243c15
  2. #153c19
  3. #153c2c

Triadic

  1. #153c19
  2. #19153c
  3. #3c1915

Tetradic

  1. #153c19
  2. #15383c
  3. #3c1538
  4. #3c1915

Square

  1. #153c19
  2. #15243c
  3. #3c1538
  4. #3c2c15

Monochromatic

  1. #050f06
  2. #050f06
  3. #153c19
  4. #297531
  5. #3dad48

Shades

#153c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153c19
  2. #133617
  3. #113014
  4. #0f2a12
  5. #0d240f
  6. #0b1e0d
  7. #08180a
  8. #061208
  9. #040c05
  10. #020603
  11. #000000

Tints

#153c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153c19
  2. #2c5030
  3. #446347
  4. #5b775e
  5. #738a75
  6. #8a9e8c
  7. #a1b1a3
  8. #b9c5ba
  9. #d0d8d1
  10. #e8ece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153c19
  2. #204323
  3. #2a4a2e
  4. #355038
  5. #405742
  6. #4b5e4d
  7. #556557
  8. #606c61
  9. #6b726b
  10. #757976
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b372b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d3616 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38331b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e3a34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #313917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d371b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #113b2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153c19 {
  color: #153c19;
}
Background
.bg-153c19 {
  background-color: #153c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153c19 {
  border: 2px solid #153c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 126 48% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153c19, #153c2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 4.45 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 6.53 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.00 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 11.99 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.39 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.43 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 15.26 #eac3e6 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#153c19  rgb(21, 60, 25)  hsl(126, 48%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#3c1538  rgb(60, 21, 56)  hsl(306, 48%, 16%)  Tyrian Purple
#19153c  rgb(25, 21, 60)  hsl(246, 48%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#3c1915  rgb(60, 25, 21)  hsl(6, 48%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum