#151515 · near Licorice

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#151515 (RGB 21, 21, 21) is a dark, nearly neutral black, closest to Licorice and near Obsidian and Raisin. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #151515 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 20% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°.

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HEX#151515
RGBrgb(21, 21, 21)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 8%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 92
CSS var--licorice
Contrast18.26:1 white · 1.15:1 black

Similar named colors

Licorice #1A1110Obsidian #0B0B0BRaisin #242124Ink #0B1E33Espresso #3C2218

How to use #151515

White text passes WCAG AA on #151515 (18.26:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #151515 with its analogous neighbors #141414 and #141414; for contrast use its complement #141414 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #151515;

Color card

#151515 hex color card: near Licorice, RGB 21, 21, 21
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Shades & tints

#040404#080808#0D0D0D#111111#151515#444444#737373#A1A1A1#D0D0D0

Color harmonies for #151515

Complementary

#151515#141414

Analogous

#151515#141414#141414

Triadic

#151515#141414#141414

Split complementary

#151515#141414#141414

Tetradic

#151515#141414#141414#141414

Palettes with #151515