What color is #151412?

#151412 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151412?

The RGB value is 21, 20, 18: 21 red, 20 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151412?

The complementary color is #121315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151412 color

#151412 rgb(21, 20, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #151412 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 7.8% green and 7.1% blue (21, 20, 18).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 8% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Veil (#141311), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#151412 color codes

HEX	`#151412`
RGB	`rgb(21, 20, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 7.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 8%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 14%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.35, 0, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.35, 1.33, 89.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.669, 0.703, 0.673)`
Decimal	`1381394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151412, 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 #151412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #151412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151412; }
.text { color: #151412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 20 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151412, #141512); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151412?: #151412 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151412?: The RGB value is 21, 20, 18: 21 red, 20 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151412?: The complementary color is #121315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.