What color is #151216?

#151216 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151216?

The RGB value is 21, 18, 22: 21 red, 18 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151216?

The complementary color is #131612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151216 color

#151216 rgb(21, 18, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #151216 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 7.1% green and 8.6% blue (21, 18, 22).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 10% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#151216 color codes

HEX	`#151216`
RGB	`rgb(21, 18, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 7.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 10%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 18%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.87, 2.15, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.87, 2.95, 316.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.67, 0.65, 0.849)`
Decimal	`1380886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151216, 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 #151216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #151216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151216; }
.text { color: #151216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 18 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151216, #161215); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #151216?: #151216 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151216?: The RGB value is 21, 18, 22: 21 red, 18 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151216?: The complementary color is #131612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.