What color is #150811?

#150811 is a very dark, desaturated magenta known as Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noir Fiction?

The RGB value is 21, 8, 17: 21 red, 8 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noir Fiction?

The complementary color is #08150C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noir Fiction color: hex code #150811

#150811 rgb(21, 8, 17)

Shades of black

Noir Fiction has the hex code #150811. It is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 3.1% green and 6.7% blue (21, 8, 17).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 19% yellow and 92% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

Noir Fiction (#150811) color codes

HEX	`#150811`
RGB	`rgb(21, 8, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 3.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 62%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 19%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.37, 5.82, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.37, 6.31, 337.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.497, 0.374, 0.576)`
Decimal	`1378321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noir Fiction, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #150811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #150811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150811; }
.text { color: #150811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 8 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150811, #15080b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #150811 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #150811?: #150811 is a very dark, desaturated magenta known as Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noir Fiction?: The RGB value is 21, 8, 17: 21 red, 8 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noir Fiction?: The complementary color is #08150C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.