What color is #151F1A?

#151F1A is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151F1A?

The RGB value is 21, 31, 26: 21 red, 31 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151F1A?

The complementary color is #1F151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151F1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151F1A color

#151F1A rgb(21, 31, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #151F1A is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 12.2% green and 10.2% blue (21, 31, 26).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 19% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#151F1A color codes

HEX	`#151F1A`
RGB	`rgb(21, 31, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 12.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 19%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 32%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 16%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.66, -5.88, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.66, 6.2, 161.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.986, 1.214, 1.159)`
Decimal	`1384218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151F1A, 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 #151F1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151F1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #151F1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151f1a; }
.text { color: #151f1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151f1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 31 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151f1a, #151f1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #151F1A?: #151F1A is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151F1A?: The RGB value is 21, 31, 26: 21 red, 31 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151F1A?: The complementary color is #1F151A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151F1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.