What color is #151A15?

#151A15 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 #151A15?

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

What is the complementary color of #151A15?

The complementary color is #1A151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151A15 color

#151A15 rgb(21, 26, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #151A15 is a very dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#151A15 color codes

HEX	`#151A15`
RGB	`rgb(21, 26, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 10.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.59, -3.67, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.59, 4.53, 144.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.814, 0.952, 0.85)`
Decimal	`1382933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151A15, 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 #151A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #151A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151a15; }
.text { color: #151a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 26 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151a15, #151a18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151A15?: #151A15 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 #151A15?: The RGB value is 21, 26, 21: 21 red, 26 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151A15?: The complementary color is #1A151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.