What color is #151E26?

#151E26 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151E26?

The RGB value is 21, 30, 38: 21 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151E26?

The complementary color is #261D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151E26 color

#151E26 rgb(21, 30, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #151E26 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 11.8% green and 14.9% blue (21, 30, 38).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 29% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#151E26 color codes

HEX	`#151E26`
RGB	`rgb(21, 30, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 11.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 29%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 45%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 21%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.76, -1.46, -6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.76, 6.88, 257.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.123, 1.228, 2.011)`
Decimal	`1383974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151E26, 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 #151E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #151E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151e26; }
.text { color: #151e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 30 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151e26, #151626); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #151E26?: #151E26 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151E26?: The RGB value is 21, 30, 38: 21 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151E26?: The complementary color is #261D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.