What color is #152829?

#152829 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #152829?

The RGB value is 21, 40, 41: 21 red, 40 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #152829?

The complementary color is #291615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #152829?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#152829 color

#152829 rgb(21, 40, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #152829 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 15.7% green and 16.1% blue (21, 40, 41).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 32% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#152829 color codes

HEX	`#152829`
RGB	`rgb(21, 40, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 15.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 32%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 49%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 2%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.61, -7.41, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.61, 8.03, 202.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.468, 1.837, 2.375)`
Decimal	`1386537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #152829, 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 #152829	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#152829 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #152829 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #152829; }
.text { color: #152829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152829; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 40 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #152829, #151e29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #152829?: #152829 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #152829?: The RGB value is 21, 40, 41: 21 red, 40 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #152829?: The complementary color is #291615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #152829?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.