What color is #150F21?

#150F21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150F21?

The RGB value is 21, 15, 33: 21 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150F21?

The complementary color is #1B210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150F21 color

#150F21 rgb(21, 15, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #150F21 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 5.9% green and 12.9% blue (21, 15, 33).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 38% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#150F21 color codes

HEX	`#150F21`
RGB	`rgb(21, 15, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 5.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 38%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 55%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 55%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.52, 7.12, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.52, 13.12, 302.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.755, 0.611, 1.517)`
Decimal	`1380129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150F21, 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 #150F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #150F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150f21; }
.text { color: #150f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 15 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150f21, #1e0f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #150F21?: #150F21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150F21?: The RGB value is 21, 15, 33: 21 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150F21?: The complementary color is #1B210F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.