What color is #150F13?

#150F13 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150F13?

The RGB value is 21, 15, 19: 21 red, 15 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150F13?

The complementary color is #0F1511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150F13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150F13 color

#150F13 rgb(21, 15, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #150F13 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 5.9% green and 7.5% blue (21, 15, 19).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 17% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 10% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#150F13 color codes

HEX	`#150F13`
RGB	`rgb(21, 15, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 5.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 17%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 29%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 10%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.95, 3.14, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.95, 3.41, 336.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.598, 0.548, 0.69)`
Decimal	`1380115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150F13, 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 #150F13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150F13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	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 #150F13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150f13; }
.text { color: #150f13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150f13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 15 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150f13, #150f10); }

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Questions

What color is #150F13?: #150F13 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150F13?: The RGB value is 21, 15, 19: 21 red, 15 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150F13?: The complementary color is #0F1511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150F13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.