What color is #151F32?

#151F32 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #151F32?

The RGB value is 21, 31, 50: 21 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #151F32?

The complementary color is #322815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #151F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#151F32 color

#151F32 rgb(21, 31, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #151F32 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 12.2% green and 19.6% blue (21, 31, 50).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 41% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#151F32 color codes

HEX	`#151F32`
RGB	`rgb(21, 31, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 12.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 41%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 58%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 38%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.75, 2.2, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.75, 14.1, 278.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.375, 1.37, 3.209)`
Decimal	`1384242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #151F32, 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 #151F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#151F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #151F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #151f32; }
.text { color: #151f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 31 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #151f32, #191532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #151F32?: #151F32 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #151F32?: The RGB value is 21, 31, 50: 21 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #151F32?: The complementary color is #322815, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #151F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.