#151221 Hex Color

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Color Name

Dark Blue Black*

Hex Color Code

#151221

RGB Color Code

RGB(21, 18, 33)

CMYK Values*

36.4%, 45.5%, 0.0%, 87.1%

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#151221 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 151221?

The RGB color code for color number #151221 is RGB(21, 18, 33). In the RGB color model, #151221 has a red value of 21, a green value of 18, and a blue value of 33. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 36.4% cyan, 45.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 87.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 252° (degrees), 29.4 % saturation, and 10.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #151221 has a hue of 252° (degrees), 45.5 % saturation and 12.9 % brightness/value.

Color 151221 is cool or warm?

Color 151221 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #151221? (For interior and product design)

151221 has an LRV of nearly 0.7. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#151221

LRV 0.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 0.7 of #151221 with dark and light color

Is #151221 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 151221 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #151221 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #151221

Hex triplet: #151221
Red: 15
Green: 12
Blue: 21

RGBA / RGB rgb(21, 18, 33)

Red: 21 (8.2%)
Green: 18 (7.1%)
Blue: 33 (12.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 36.36%
Magenta: 45.45%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 87.06%

HSL hsl(252deg, 29.4 %, 10.0 %)

Hue: 252°
Saturation: 29.41 %
Lightness: 10.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 252°
Saturation: 45.45 %
Brightness / Value: 12.94 %

RYB ryb(207, 205, 226)

Red: 207 (81.2%)
Yellow: 205 (80.4%)
Blue: 226 (88.7%)

HWB

Hue: 252°
Whiteness: 7.06 %
Blackness: 87.06 %

CMY

Cyan: 91.76%
Magenta: 92.94%
Yellow: 87.06%

XYZ

X: 0.8
Y: 0.7
Z: 1.53

YXY

Y1: 0.7
X: 0.26
Y2: 0.23

CIE-Lab

L: 6.34
A: 5.45
B: -9.77

CIE-Lch

L: 6.34
C: 11.18
H: 299.15

CIE-Luv

L: 6.34
U: 0.26
V: -5.91

Hunter-Lab

L: 8.38
A: 2.39
B: -4.98

Other

LRV: ~ 0.7 %
Munsell Color System: 8.6PB 0.6/1.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #151221

These are the named colors closest to hex 151221, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#00001C Color Dark Blue Black

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#16161D Color Eigengrau

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

#1A001A Color Black Purple

92.02% match | ΔE 7.98

#242124 Color Raisin Black

91.63% match | ΔE 8.37

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 151221.

#1B1E36 Color PANTONE 4146 C

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

#1C1F2A Color PANTONE 532 C

94.35% match | ΔE 5.65

#1E1A34 Color PANTONE 5255 C

94.14% match | ΔE 5.86

#221C35 Color PANTONE 276 C

93.94% match | ΔE 6.06

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 151221.

#191E28 Color RAL 5004 - Black Blue

93.27% match | ΔE 6.73

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 151221.

#272836 Color PANTONE 19-3812 TCX - Baritone Blue

93.05% match | ΔE 6.95

#27293D Color PANTONE 19-3831 TCX - Maritime Blue

92.54% match | ΔE 7.46

#2A293E Color PANTONE 19-3815 TCX - Evening Blue

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

#2A2A35 Color PANTONE 19-3924 TCX - Night Sky

92.16% match | ΔE 7.84

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 151221.

#272A3B Color RAL 290 20 10 - Spinel Stone Black

92.30% match | ΔE 7.70

#2F2B3A Color RAL 300 20 10 - Heron Blue

92.15% match | ΔE 7.85

Paint color for Hex #151221

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 151221 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 151221 once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 151221 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #151221 to Valspar

#22262B Color Tuxedo (8006-8G)

89.97% match | ΔE 10.03

#382534 Color Rare Wine (1011-9)

89.72% match | ΔE 10.28

#2B3140 Color Blue Coal (4011-3)

89.62% match | ΔE 10.38

#292A2D Color Dark Kettle Black (4011-2)

89.29% match | ΔE 10.71

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 151221 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #151221 to Benjamin Moore

#382930 Color Velvet Cloak (CSP-480)

89.32% match | ΔE 10.68

#2E3549 Color Old Navy (2063-10)

88.48% match | ΔE 11.52

#3B3339 Color Tulsa Twilight (2070-10)

88.13% match | ΔE 11.87

#3C3845 Color Deep Mulberry (2069-10)

87.96% match | ΔE 12.04

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 151221 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #151221 to Sherwin Williams

#353337 Color Domino (SW 6989)

87.94% match | ΔE 12.06

#392B2D Color Raisin (SW 7630)

87.86% match | ΔE 12.14

#2B3441 Color Anchors Aweigh (SW 9179)

87.75% match | ΔE 12.25

#3A373E Color Black Swan (SW 6279)

87.61% match | ΔE 12.39

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 151221 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #151221 to Dunn-Edwards

#343B4E Color Old Mill (DEA 185)

86.70% match | ΔE 13.30

#3A3B5B Color Magic Night (DEA 191)

85.52% match | ΔE 14.48

#343E54 Color Black River Falls (DEA 189)

85.40% match | ΔE 14.60

#353F51 Color Dark & Stormy (DET 572)

85.03% match | ΔE 14.97

Behr

Hex color 151221 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #151221 to Behr

#434053 Color Artistic License (MQ5-39)

85.36% match | ΔE 14.64

#483E45 Color Eclectic Purple (PPU17-20)

84.76% match | ΔE 15.24

#434257 Color Renaissance (PPU16-20)

84.70% match | ΔE 15.30

#3F425C Color Majestic Blue (HDC-MD-01)

84.32% match | ΔE 15.68

PPG Paints

Hex color 151221 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #151221 to PPG Paints

#3A405A Color Victory Blue (PPG1165-7)

84.88% match | ΔE 15.12

#404149 Color Napoleon (PPG1013-7)

84.62% match | ΔE 15.38

#4A4354 Color Blackberry (PPG1172-7)

84.08% match | ΔE 15.92

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

83.59% match | ΔE 16.41

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 151221 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #151221 to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

84.09% match | ΔE 15.91

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

83.47% match | ΔE 16.53

#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)

82.35% match | ΔE 17.65

#53454F Color Pelt (254)

82.18% match | ΔE 17.82

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#151221 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

151221

2A2442

3F3663

544884

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

121E21

121621

151221

1D1221

21121E

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

151221

211512

122115

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

151221

211216

1E2112

12211D

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

151221

2C2937

43414D

5B5963

727079

8A8890

A1A0A6

B8B7BC

D0CFD2

E7E7E8

FFFFFF

Dark Blue Black* - #151221 Tints

151221

12101D

100E1A

0E0C17

0C0A13

0A0910

08070D

060509

040306

020103

000000

Dark Blue Black* - #151221 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#151221

Dark Blue Black*

#1E2112

Black Brown*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #151221?

Color that best contrast with #151221 is #1E2112, color name is Black Brown*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.