What color is #151208?

#151208 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151208?

The RGB value is 21, 18, 8: 21 red, 18 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151208?

The complementary color is #080B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151208?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151208 color

#151208 rgb(21, 18, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #151208 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 7.1% green and 3.1% blue (21, 18, 8).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 62% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#151208 color codes

HEX	`#151208`
RGB	`rgb(21, 18, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 7.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 62%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 62%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.51, -0.41, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.51, 4.97, 94.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.569, 0.61, 0.317)`
Decimal	`1380872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151208, 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 #151208	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151208 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #151208 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151208; }
.text { color: #151208; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151208; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 18 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151208, #111508); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151208?: #151208 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151208?: The RGB value is 21, 18, 8: 21 red, 18 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151208?: The complementary color is #080B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151208?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.