What color is #00151E?

#00151E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00151E?

The RGB value is 0, 21, 30: 0 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00151E?

The complementary color is #1E0900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00151E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00151E color

#00151E rgb(0, 21, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #00151E is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.2% green and 11.8% blue (0, 21, 30).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#00151E color codes

HEX	`#00151E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 21, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 100%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.69, -3.95, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.69, 9.45, 245.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.502, 0.63, 1.323)`
Decimal	`5406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00151E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00151E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00151E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00151E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00151e; }
.text { color: #00151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00151e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 21 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00151e, #00061e); }

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Questions

What color is #00151E?: #00151E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00151E?: The RGB value is 0, 21, 30: 0 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00151E?: The complementary color is #1E0900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00151E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.