What color is #152016?

#152016 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152016?

The RGB value is 21, 32, 22: 21 red, 32 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152016?

The complementary color is #20151F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152016 color

#152016 rgb(21, 32, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #152016 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 12.5% green and 8.6% blue (21, 32, 22).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 21% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.8:1).

#152016 color codes

HEX	`#152016`
RGB	`rgb(21, 32, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 12.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 21%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 34%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.92, -7.58, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.92, 9.22, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.971, 1.25, 0.949)`
Decimal	`1384470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152016, 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 #152016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.8:1	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 #152016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152016; }
.text { color: #152016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 32 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152016, #15201c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #152016?: #152016 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152016?: The RGB value is 21, 32, 22: 21 red, 32 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152016?: The complementary color is #20151F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.