What color is #151301?

#151301 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151301?

The RGB value is 21, 19, 1: 21 red, 19 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151301?

The complementary color is #010315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151301?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151301 color

#151301 rgb(21, 19, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #151301 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 7.5% green and 0.4% blue (21, 19, 1).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 91% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 95% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#151301 color codes

HEX	`#151301`
RGB	`rgb(21, 19, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 7.5%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 91%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 95%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 95%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.67, -1.99, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.67, 8.28, 103.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.548, 0.627, 0.121)`
Decimal	`1381121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151301, 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 #151301	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151301 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	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 #151301 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151301; }
.text { color: #151301; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151301; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 19 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151301, #0d1501); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #151301?: #151301 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151301?: The RGB value is 21, 19, 1: 21 red, 19 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151301?: The complementary color is #010315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151301?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.