What color is #1B150D?

#1B150D is a very dark, desaturated orange known as Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Soulless?

The RGB value is 27, 21, 13: 27 red, 21 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Soulless?

The complementary color is #0D131B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B150D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Soulless color: hex code #1B150D

#1B150D rgb(27, 21, 13)

Shades of black

Soulless has the hex code #1B150D. It is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 8.2% green and 5.1% blue (27, 21, 13).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 35% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 52% yellow and 89% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

Soulless (#1B150D) color codes

HEX	`#1B150D`
RGB	`rgb(27, 21, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 8.2%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 35%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 52%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 52%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.21, 1.39, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.21, 5.56, 75.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.793, 0.798, 0.493)`
Decimal	`1774861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Soulless, 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 #1B150D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B150D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #1B150D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b150d; }
.text { color: #1b150d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b150d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 21 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b150d, #1a1b0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #1B150D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1B150D?: #1B150D is a very dark, desaturated orange known as Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Soulless?: The RGB value is 27, 21, 13: 27 red, 21 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Soulless?: The complementary color is #0D131B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B150D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.