What color is #151713?

#151713 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151713?

The RGB value is 21, 23, 19: 21 red, 23 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151713?

The complementary color is #151317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151713?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151713 color

#151713 rgb(21, 23, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #151713 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 9% green and 7.5% blue (21, 23, 19).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 10% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#151713 color codes

HEX	`#151713`
RGB	`rgb(21, 23, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 10%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 17%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.4, -1.86, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.4, 2.91, 129.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.733, 0.819, 0.735)`
Decimal	`1382163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151713, 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 #151713	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151713 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #151713 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151713; }
.text { color: #151713; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151713; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 23 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151713, #131713); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151713?: #151713 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151713?: The RGB value is 21, 23, 19: 21 red, 23 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151713?: The complementary color is #151317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151713?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.