What color is #150F3E?

#150F3E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150F3E?

The RGB value is 21, 15, 62: 21 red, 15 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150F3E?

The complementary color is #383E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150F3E color

#150F3E rgb(21, 15, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #150F3E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 5.9% green and 24.3% blue (21, 15, 62).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 61% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#150F3E color codes

HEX	`#150F3E`
RGB	`rgb(21, 15, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 5.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 61%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 76%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 76%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.67, 19.05, -29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.67, 34.78, 303.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.349, 0.849, 4.649)`
Decimal	`1380158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150F3E, 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 #150F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #150F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150f3e; }
.text { color: #150f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 15 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150f3e, #2d0f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #150F3E?: #150F3E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150F3E?: The RGB value is 21, 15, 62: 21 red, 15 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150F3E?: The complementary color is #383E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.