What color is #151818?

#151818 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151818?

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

What is the complementary color of #151818?

The complementary color is #181515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151818 color

#151818 rgb(21, 24, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #151818 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#151818 color codes

HEX	`#151818`
RGB	`rgb(21, 24, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 9.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.94, -1.41, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.94, 1.49, 199.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.801, 0.879, 0.991)`
Decimal	`1382424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151818, 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 #151818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #151818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151818; }
.text { color: #151818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 24 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151818, #151618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151818?: #151818 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151818?: The RGB value is 21, 24, 24: 21 red, 24 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151818?: The complementary color is #181515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.