What color is #151D1E?

#151D1E is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151D1E?

The RGB value is 21, 29, 30: 21 red, 29 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151D1E?

The complementary color is #1E1615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151D1E color

#151D1E rgb(21, 29, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #151D1E is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 11.4% green and 11.8% blue (21, 29, 30).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#151D1E color codes

HEX	`#151D1E`
RGB	`rgb(21, 29, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 11.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 30%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.04, -3.33, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.04, 3.83, 209.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.983, 1.132, 1.395)`
Decimal	`1383710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151D1E, 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 #151D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #151D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151d1e; }
.text { color: #151d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 29 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151d1e, #15191e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151D1E?: #151D1E is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151D1E?: The RGB value is 21, 29, 30: 21 red, 29 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151D1E?: The complementary color is #1E1615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.