What color is #151E33?

#151E33 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151E33?

The RGB value is 21, 30, 51: 21 red, 30 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151E33?

The complementary color is #332A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151E33 color

#151E33 rgb(21, 30, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #151E33 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 11.8% green and 20% blue (21, 30, 51).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#151E33 color codes

HEX	`#151E33`
RGB	`rgb(21, 30, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 11.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 59%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 41%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.46, 3.34, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.46, 15.47, 282.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.371, 1.327, 3.315)`
Decimal	`1383987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151E33, 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 #151E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #151E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151e33; }
.text { color: #151e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 30 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151e33, #1b1533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #151E33?: #151E33 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151E33?: The RGB value is 21, 30, 51: 21 red, 30 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151E33?: The complementary color is #332A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.