What color is #151922?

#151922 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151922?

The RGB value is 21, 25, 34: 21 red, 25 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151922?

The complementary color is #221E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151922 color

#151922 rgb(21, 25, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #151922 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 9.8% green and 13.3% blue (21, 25, 34).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#151922 color codes

HEX	`#151922`
RGB	`rgb(21, 25, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 9.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.74, 0.9, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.74, 6.9, 277.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.946, 0.97, 1.651)`
Decimal	`1382690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151922, 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 #151922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #151922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151922; }
.text { color: #151922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 25 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151922, #181522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #151922?: #151922 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151922?: The RGB value is 21, 25, 34: 21 red, 25 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151922?: The complementary color is #221E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.