What color is #151700?

#151700 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151700?

The RGB value is 21, 23, 0: 21 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151700?

The complementary color is #020017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151700 color

#151700 rgb(21, 23, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #151700 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 9% green and 0% blue (21, 23, 0).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#151700 color codes

HEX	`#151700`
RGB	`rgb(21, 23, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.98, -4.85, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.98, 11.44, 115.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.616, 0.772, 0.117)`
Decimal	`1382144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151700, 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 #151700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #151700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151700; }
.text { color: #151700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 23 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151700, #0a1700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151700?: #151700 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151700?: The RGB value is 21, 23, 0: 21 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151700?: The complementary color is #020017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.