What color is #15010A?

#15010A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15010A?

The RGB value is 21, 1, 10: 21 red, 1 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15010A?

The complementary color is #01150C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15010A?

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.

#15010A color

#15010A rgb(21, 1, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #15010A is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 0.4% green and 3.9% blue (21, 1, 10).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 91% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 52% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#15010A color codes

HEX	`#15010A`
RGB	`rgb(21, 1, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 0.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 91%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 95%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 52%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.83, 7.45, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.83, 7.55, 350.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.375, 0.203, 0.307)`
Decimal	`1376522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15010A, 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 #15010A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15010A 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 #15010A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15010a; }
.text { color: #15010a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15010a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 1 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15010a, #150201); }

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Questions

What color is #15010A?: #15010A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15010A?: The RGB value is 21, 1, 10: 21 red, 1 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15010A?: The complementary color is #01150C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15010A?: 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.