What color is #151615?

#151615 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matt Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151615?

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

What is the complementary color of #151615?

The complementary color is #161516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151615?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151615 color

#151615 rgb(21, 22, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #151615 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Matt Black (#151515), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#151615 color codes

HEX	`#151615`
RGB	`rgb(21, 22, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 8.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.11, -0.69, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.11, 0.85, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.732, 0.787, 0.823)`
Decimal	`1381909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151615, 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 #151615	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151615 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #151615 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151615; }
.text { color: #151615; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151615; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 22 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151615, #151616); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151615?: #151615 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matt Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151615?: The RGB value is 21, 22, 21: 21 red, 22 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151615?: The complementary color is #161516, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151615?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.