Information about #156A1E color

#156A1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#156A1E falls into the Green Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 106, 30) — 8.2% red, 41.6% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 0 / 30 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #156A1E reads as a strongly colored leafy green and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Glas Dorcha Void 'TheBryant Green' (#137232). Slightly further away sit Grass Stain (#165B31) and Xbox Green (#0E7A0D).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 106, 30) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #156A1E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#156A1E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#156A1E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #156A1E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#156A1E
  • RGB21, 106, 30
  • CMYK33, 0, 30, 58
  • CSSrgb(21, 106, 30)
  • HSL126°, 67%, 25%
  • HSL Precise126.353°, 66.929%, 24.902%
  • HSV126°, 80%, 42%
  • HSB126°, 80%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.416, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.416, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.416, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID156A1E
  • DECIMAL ID1403422
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01