What color is #151A1B?

#151A1B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151A1B?

The RGB value is 21, 26, 27: 21 red, 26 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151A1B?

The complementary color is #1B1615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151A1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151A1B color

#151A1B rgb(21, 26, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #151A1B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 10.2% green and 10.6% blue (21, 26, 27).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 13% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#151A1B color codes

HEX	`#151A1B`
RGB	`rgb(21, 26, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 10.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 13%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 22%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.8, -2.05, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.8, 2.54, 215.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.876, 0.977, 1.179)`
Decimal	`1382939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151A1B, 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 #151A1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151A1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #151A1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151a1b; }
.text { color: #151a1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151a1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 26 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151a1b, #15171b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151A1B?: #151A1B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151A1B?: The RGB value is 21, 26, 27: 21 red, 26 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151A1B?: The complementary color is #1B1615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151A1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.