What color is #15252A?

#15252A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15252A?

The RGB value is 21, 37, 42: 21 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15252A?

The complementary color is #2A1A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15252A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15252A color

#15252A rgb(21, 37, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #15252A is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 14.5% green and 16.5% blue (21, 37, 42).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 33% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#15252A color codes

HEX	`#15252A`
RGB	`rgb(21, 37, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 14.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 33%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 50%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 12%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.53, -5.05, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.53, 7.42, 227.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.389, 1.65, 2.435)`
Decimal	`1385770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15252A, 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 #15252A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15252A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #15252A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15252a; }
.text { color: #15252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15252a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 37 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15252a, #151b2a); }

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Questions

What color is #15252A?: #15252A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15252A?: The RGB value is 21, 37, 42: 21 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15252A?: The complementary color is #2A1A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15252A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.