What color is #151A13?

#151A13 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151A13?

The RGB value is 21, 26, 19: 21 red, 26 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151A13?

The complementary color is #18131A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151A13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151A13 color

#151A13 rgb(21, 26, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #151A13 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 10.2% green and 7.5% blue (21, 26, 19).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 16% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#151A13 color codes

HEX	`#151A13`
RGB	`rgb(21, 26, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 10.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 16%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 27%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 27%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.53, -4.14, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.53, 5.67, 136.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.796, 0.945, 0.756)`
Decimal	`1382931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151A13, 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 #151A13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151A13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #151A13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151a13; }
.text { color: #151a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151a13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 26 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151a13, #131a15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151A13?: #151A13 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151A13?: The RGB value is 21, 26, 19: 21 red, 26 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151A13?: The complementary color is #18131A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151A13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.