#152121#152121

#152121 is a very dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 23.7% C 0.017 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#152121
RGB	rgb(21, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(180, 22%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(180, 36%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 0%, 0%, 87.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.67, -5.22, -1.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.67, 5.49, 198.02°)
OKLab	oklab(23.66% -0.0162 -0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(23.66% 0.017 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.1275, 1.3569, 1.6410)
Luminance	0.0136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#152121 #211515

analogous

#15211B #152121 #151B21

triadic

#152121 #211521 #212115

tetradic

#152121 #1B1521 #211515 #1B2115

square

#152121 #1B1521 #211515 #1B2115

split-complementary

#152121 #21151B #211B15

monochromatic

#0C1313 #0C1313 #152121 #2D4646 #456C6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.52

#152121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#152121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #152121

16.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##152121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##152121	1.00	16.52	1.27	16.52
#FFFFFF	16.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F2021

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D1E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#112221

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #152121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.7% 0.017 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#525c5c',
    500: '#152121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #152121;
$custom-light: #525c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#152121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 22.222,
    "l": 10.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23655,
    "c": 0.01682,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#152121

secondary

#543E3E

accent

#6969BF

background

#F4F5F5

surface

#E7E9E9

border

#C3C5C5

text

#020404

muted

#787979

Preview Lab

Preview with #152121

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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