What color is #021815?

#021815 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021815?

The RGB value is 2, 24, 21: 2 red, 24 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021815?

The complementary color is #180205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021815?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021815 color

#021815 rgb(2, 24, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #021815 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 9.4% green and 8.2% blue (2, 24, 21).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 85% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#021815 color codes

HEX	`#021815`
RGB	`rgb(2, 24, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 9.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 85%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 92%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 12%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.51, -8.1, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.51, 8.11, 183.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.487, 0.72, 0.823)`
Decimal	`137237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021815, 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 #021815	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021815 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #021815 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021815; }
.text { color: #021815; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021815; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 24 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021815, #021018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #021815?: #021815 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021815?: The RGB value is 2, 24, 21: 2 red, 24 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021815?: The complementary color is #180205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021815?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.