What color is #152020?

#152020 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152020?

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

What is the complementary color of #152020?

The complementary color is #201515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152020 color

#152020 rgb(21, 32, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #152020 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 21% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#152020 color codes

HEX	`#152020`
RGB	`rgb(21, 32, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 12.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 21%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 34%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.25, -4.84, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.25, 5.09, 198.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.086, 1.297, 1.559)`
Decimal	`1384480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152020, 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 #152020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #152020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152020; }
.text { color: #152020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 32 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152020, #151a20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #152020?: #152020 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152020?: The RGB value is 21, 32, 32: 21 red, 32 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152020?: The complementary color is #201515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.