Palettes / Colors / #159E4E

#159E4E — Green

#159E4E is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #159E4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#159E4E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9E1565; it also sits naturally between #209E15 and #159E93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 62% · Blue 31%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 51% · Key 38%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #159E4E

.text { color: #159E4E; }
.background { background-color: #159E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #159E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(21, 158, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 77%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #159E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(21, 158, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #159E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(21, 158, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#159E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#159E4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E1565:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #159E4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #159E4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #159E4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #159E4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #159E4E?

#159E4E is Green, a green color (RGB 21, 158, 78). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #159E4E?

#159E4E is RGB 21, 158, 78 — HSL 145°, 77%, 35% — CMYK 87%, 0%, 51%, 38%.

What colors go with #159E4E?

Its complement is #9E1565; analogous partners are #209E15 and #159E93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #159E4E for text?

Black text on #159E4E has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.48:1.