#151512

Color #151512

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-900 #171717 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#151512

RGB

rgb(21, 21, 18)

HSL

hsl(60, 7.7%, 7.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 14.3%, 8.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 14.3%, 91.8%)

LAB

lab(6.68, -0.66, 1.81)

LCH

lch(6.68, 1.93, 110.03)

OKLCH

oklch(19.5%, 0.0059, 106.89)

HWB

hwb(60, 7.1%, 91.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#121215

Analogous

#151312

#151512

#131512

Triadic

#151512

#121515

#151215

Split-complementary

#151512

#121315

#131215

Tetradic

#151512

#121512

#121215

#151215

Square

#151512

#121513

#121215

#151213

Shades

Color #151512 mixed toward black.

#11110f

#0e0e0c

#0a0a09

#070706

#030303

Tints

Color #151512 mixed toward white.

#3f3f36

#69695a

#929280

#b7b7aa

#dbdbd5

Tones

Color #151512 mixed toward gray.

#151512

#141412

#141413

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.15:1

White text reads better on this background (18.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#151513 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#151513 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#151313 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#151515 · ΔE 2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #151512;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#151512]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#151512 (#151512) is rgb(21, 21, 18) in RGB.

No, #151512 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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