What color is #151E10?

#151E10 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151E10?

The RGB value is 21, 30, 16: 21 red, 30 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151E10?

The complementary color is #19101E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151E10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151E10 color

#151E10 rgb(21, 30, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #151E10 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 11.8% green and 6.3% blue (21, 30, 16).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 30% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#151E10 color codes

HEX	`#151E10`
RGB	`rgb(21, 30, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 11.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 30%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 47%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 47%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.99, -7.57, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.99, 10.85, 134.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.867, 1.125, 0.662)`
Decimal	`1383952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151E10, 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 #151E10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151E10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #151E10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151e10; }
.text { color: #151e10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151e10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 30 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151e10, #101e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151E10?: #151E10 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151E10?: The RGB value is 21, 30, 16: 21 red, 30 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151E10?: The complementary color is #19101E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151E10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.