What color is #15170D?

#15170D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15170D?

The RGB value is 21, 23, 13: 21 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15170D?

The complementary color is #0F0D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15170D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15170D color

#15170D rgb(21, 23, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #15170D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 9% green and 5.1% blue (21, 23, 13).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 28% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#15170D color codes

HEX	`#15170D`
RGB	`rgb(21, 23, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 28%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 43%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.24, -3, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.24, 6.13, 119.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.688, 0.801, 0.499)`
Decimal	`1382157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15170D, 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 #15170D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15170D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	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 #15170D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15170d; }
.text { color: #15170d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15170d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 23 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15170d, #10170d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #15170D?: #15170D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15170D?: The RGB value is 21, 23, 13: 21 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15170D?: The complementary color is #0F0D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15170D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.