What color is #151C25?

#151C25 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151C25?

The RGB value is 21, 28, 37: 21 red, 28 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151C25?

The complementary color is #251E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151C25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151C25 color

#151C25 rgb(21, 28, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #151C25 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 11% green and 14.5% blue (21, 28, 37).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 28% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#151C25 color codes

HEX	`#151C25`
RGB	`rgb(21, 28, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 11%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 28%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 43%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 24%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.98, -0.33, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.98, 7.19, 267.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.058, 1.123, 1.911)`
Decimal	`1383461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151C25, 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 #151C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151C25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #151C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151c25; }
.text { color: #151c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 28 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151c25, #161525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #151C25?: #151C25 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151C25?: The RGB value is 21, 28, 37: 21 red, 28 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151C25?: The complementary color is #251E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151C25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.