What color is #15091E?

#15091E is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15091E?

The RGB value is 21, 9, 30: 21 red, 9 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15091E?

The complementary color is #121E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15091E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15091E color

#15091E rgb(21, 9, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #15091E is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 3.5% green and 11.8% blue (21, 9, 30).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 54% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#15091E color codes

HEX	`#15091E`
RGB	`rgb(21, 9, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 3.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 54%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 70%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 70%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.05, 8.8, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.05, 14.02, 308.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.641, 0.449, 1.281)`
Decimal	`1378590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15091E, 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 #15091E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15091E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #15091E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15091e; }
.text { color: #15091e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15091e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 9 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15091e, #1e091d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #15091E?: #15091E is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15091E?: The RGB value is 21, 9, 30: 21 red, 9 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15091E?: The complementary color is #121E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15091E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.