What color is #150012?

#150012 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150012?

The RGB value is 21, 0, 18: 21 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150012?

The complementary color is #001503, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150012 color

#150012 rgb(21, 0, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #150012 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 0% green and 7.1% blue (21, 0, 18).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 14% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.18:1).

#150012 color codes

HEX	`#150012`
RGB	`rgb(21, 0, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 0%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 100%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 14%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.83, 9.23, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.83, 10.63, 330.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.418, 0.203, 0.589)`
Decimal	`1376274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150012, 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 #150012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #150012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150012; }
.text { color: #150012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 0 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150012, #150008); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #150012?: #150012 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150012?: The RGB value is 21, 0, 18: 21 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150012?: The complementary color is #001503, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.