Information about #15181D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#15181D presents itself as a calm, restrained azure — one that sits very close to black. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eigengrau (#16161D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Dark Azure (#11171D) and Bluish Black (#1A1A1D).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(21, 24, 29)), which gives #15181D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #15181D: 17.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15181D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#15181D color variations
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#15181D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#15181D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#15181D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#15181D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#15181D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #15181D color
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Nearest named colors to #15181D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#16161D
#11171D
#1A1A1D
#181818
#181A18
#111D1D
#1B1B1B
#1A1D1D
#17111D
#1A1D1A
#1C1C1E
#1D1A1D
#15181D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#15181D
- RGB21, 24, 29
- CMYK3, 2, 0, 89
- CSSrgb(21, 24, 29)
- HSL218°, 16%, 10%
- HSL Precise217.5°, 16%, 9.804%
- HSV218°, 28%, 11%
- HSB218°, 28%, 11%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.094, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.094, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.094, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID15181D
- DECIMAL ID1382429
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
