#151E15
Onyx · very dark cool green
About #151E15
With the hex code #151E15, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 8% red, 12% green and 8% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 88% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1E151E, a onyx shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.10:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #151E15?
With the hex code #151E15, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 8% red, 12% green and 8% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 88% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #151E15?
Use white text. White on #151E15 has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #151E15?
Its complementary colour is #1E151E, and analogous partners are #1A1E15 and #151E1A.