What color is #021509?

#021509 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021509?

The RGB value is 2, 21, 9: 2 red, 21 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021509?

The complementary color is #15020E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021509?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021509 color

#021509 rgb(2, 21, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #021509 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 8.2% green and 3.5% blue (2, 21, 9).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 83% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.85:1).

#021509 color codes

HEX	`#021509`
RGB	`rgb(2, 21, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 8.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 83%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 57%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.14, -8.12, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.14, 8.99, 154.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.342, 0.569, 0.35)`
Decimal	`136457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021509, 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 #021509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #021509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021509; }
.text { color: #021509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 21 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021509, #021513); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #021509?: #021509 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021509?: The RGB value is 2, 21, 9: 2 red, 21 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021509?: The complementary color is #15020E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021509?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.