What color is #150909?

#150909 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150909?

The RGB value is 21, 9, 9: 21 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150909?

The complementary color is #091515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150909?

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.

#150909 color

#150909 rgb(21, 9, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #150909 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 3.5% green and 3.5% blue (21, 9, 9).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 40% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 57% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#150909 color codes

HEX	`#150909`
RGB	`rgb(21, 9, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 3.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 40%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 57%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 57%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.38, 4.11, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.38, 4.35, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.456, 0.375, 0.307)`
Decimal	`1378569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150909, 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 #150909	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150909 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 #150909 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150909; }
.text { color: #150909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150909; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 9 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150909, #150f09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #150909?: #150909 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150909?: The RGB value is 21, 9, 9: 21 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150909?: The complementary color is #091515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150909?: 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.