What color is #0A151E?

#0A151E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A151E?

The RGB value is 10, 21, 30: 10 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A151E?

The complementary color is #1E130A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A151E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A151E color

#0A151E rgb(10, 21, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A151E is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 8.2% green and 11.8% blue (10, 21, 30).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 50% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#0A151E color codes

HEX	`#0A151E`
RGB	`rgb(10, 21, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 8.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 50%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 67%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 30%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.27, -1.33, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.27, 7.76, 260.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.628, 0.695, 1.329)`
Decimal	`660766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A151E, 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 #0A151E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A151E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #0A151E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a151e; }
.text { color: #0a151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a151e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 21 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a151e, #0a0b1e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0A151E?: #0A151E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A151E?: The RGB value is 10, 21, 30: 10 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A151E?: The complementary color is #1E130A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A151E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.