What color is #15210B?

#15210B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15210B?

The RGB value is 21, 33, 11: 21 red, 33 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15210B?

The complementary color is #170B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15210B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15210B color

#15210B rgb(21, 33, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #15210B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 12.9% green and 4.3% blue (21, 33, 11).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 50% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#15210B color codes

HEX	`#15210B`
RGB	`rgb(21, 33, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 12.9%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 50%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 67%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 67%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.07, -10.39, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.07, 15.68, 131.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.914, 1.271, 0.514)`
Decimal	`1384715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15210B, 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 #15210B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15210B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #15210B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15210b; }
.text { color: #15210b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15210b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 33 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15210b, #0b210c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #15210B?: #15210B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15210B?: The RGB value is 21, 33, 11: 21 red, 33 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15210B?: The complementary color is #170B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15210B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.