What color is #151613?

#151613 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151613?

The RGB value is 21, 22, 19: 21 red, 22 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151613?

The complementary color is #141316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151613?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151613 color

#151613 rgb(21, 22, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #151613 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 8.6% green and 7.5% blue (21, 22, 19).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#151613 color codes

HEX	`#151613`
RGB	`rgb(21, 22, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 8.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 14%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.05, -1.14, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.05, 2.07, 123.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.714, 0.78, 0.729)`
Decimal	`1381907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151613, 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 #151613	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151613 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #151613 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151613; }
.text { color: #151613; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151613; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 22 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151613, #131613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151613?: #151613 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151613?: The RGB value is 21, 22, 19: 21 red, 22 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151613?: The complementary color is #141316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151613?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.