What color is #15312F?

#15312F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15312F?

The RGB value is 21, 49, 47: 21 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15312F?

The complementary color is #311517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15312F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15312F color

#15312F rgb(21, 49, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #15312F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 19.2% green and 18.4% blue (21, 49, 47).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#15312F color codes

HEX	`#15312F`
RGB	`rgb(21, 49, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 19.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 57%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 4%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.19, -11.2, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.19, 11.38, 190.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.92, 2.561, 3.082)`
Decimal	`1388847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15312F, 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 #15312F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15312F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #15312F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15312f; }
.text { color: #15312f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15312f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 49 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15312f, #152531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #15312F?: #15312F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15312F?: The RGB value is 21, 49, 47: 21 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15312F?: The complementary color is #311517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15312F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.