What color is #15131D?

#15131D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15131D?

The RGB value is 21, 19, 29: 21 red, 19 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15131D?

The complementary color is #1B1D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15131D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15131D color

#15131D rgb(21, 19, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #15131D is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 7.5% green and 11.4% blue (21, 19, 29).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 21% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#15131D color codes

HEX	`#15131D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 19, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 7.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 21%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 34%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 34%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.45, 3.5, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.45, 7.41, 298.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.764, 0.714, 1.26)`
Decimal	`1381149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15131D, 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 #15131D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15131D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #15131D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15131d; }
.text { color: #15131d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15131d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 19 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15131d, #1a131d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #15131D?: #15131D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15131D?: The RGB value is 21, 19, 29: 21 red, 19 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15131D?: The complementary color is #1B1D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15131D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.