What color is #151E27?

#151E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151E27?

The RGB value is 21, 30, 39: 21 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151E27?

The complementary color is #271E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151E27 color

#151E27 rgb(21, 30, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #151E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 11.8% green and 15.3% blue (21, 30, 39).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#151E27 color codes

HEX	`#151E27`
RGB	`rgb(21, 30, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 11.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 23%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.81, -1.11, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.81, 7.47, 261.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.14, 1.234, 2.097)`
Decimal	`1383975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151E27, 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 #151E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	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 #151E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151e27; }
.text { color: #151e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 30 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151e27, #151527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #151E27?: #151E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151E27?: The RGB value is 21, 30, 39: 21 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151E27?: The complementary color is #271E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.