What color is #D15915?

#D15915 is a vivid orange known as Tomato Bisque. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tomato Bisque?

The RGB value is 209, 89, 21: 209 red, 89 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tomato Bisque?

The complementary color is #158DD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D15915?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tomato Bisque color: hex code #D15915

#D15915 rgb(209, 89, 21)

Shades of orange

Tomato Bisque has the hex code #D15915. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 34.9% green and 8.2% blue (209, 89, 21).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 82% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 90% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

Tomato Bisque (#D15915) color codes

HEX	`#D15915`
RGB	`rgb(209, 89, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 34.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 82%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 90%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 90%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 44.4, 57.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 72.34, 52.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.006, 20.758, 3.136)`
Decimal	`13719829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tomato Bisque, 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 #D15915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D15915 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #D15915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d15915; }
.text { color: #d15915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d15915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 89 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d15915, #d1b715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D15915 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D15915?: #D15915 is a vivid orange known as Tomato Bisque. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tomato Bisque?: The RGB value is 209, 89, 21: 209 red, 89 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tomato Bisque?: The complementary color is #158DD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D15915?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.