What color is #15161B?

#15161B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15161B?

The RGB value is 21, 22, 27: 21 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15161B?

The complementary color is #1B1A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15161B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15161B color

#15161B rgb(21, 22, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #15161B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 8.6% green and 10.6% blue (21, 22, 27).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#15161B color codes

HEX	`#15161B`
RGB	`rgb(21, 22, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 8.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 22%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.34, 0.89, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.34, 3.77, 283.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.794, 0.812, 1.152)`
Decimal	`1381915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15161B, 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 #15161B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15161B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #15161B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15161b; }
.text { color: #15161b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15161b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 22 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15161b, #17151b); }

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Questions

What color is #15161B?: #15161B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15161B?: The RGB value is 21, 22, 27: 21 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15161B?: The complementary color is #1B1A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15161B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.