What color is #151813?

#151813 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 #151813?

The RGB value is 21, 24, 19: 21 red, 24 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151813?

The complementary color is #161318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151813?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151813 color

#151813 rgb(21, 24, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #151813 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 9.4% green and 7.5% blue (21, 24, 19).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 12% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#151813 color codes

HEX	`#151813`
RGB	`rgb(21, 24, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 9.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 12%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 21%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.77, -2.61, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.77, 3.81, 133.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.753, 0.86, 0.742)`
Decimal	`1382419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151813, 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 #151813	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151813 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #151813 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151813; }
.text { color: #151813; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151813; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 24 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151813, #131814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151813?: #151813 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 #151813?: The RGB value is 21, 24, 19: 21 red, 24 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151813?: The complementary color is #161318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151813?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.