What color is #150B14?

#150B14 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150B14?

The RGB value is 21, 11, 20: 21 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150B14?

The complementary color is #0B150C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150B14 color

#150B14 rgb(21, 11, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #150B14 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 4.3% green and 7.8% blue (21, 11, 20).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 31% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 5% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#150B14 color codes

HEX	`#150B14`
RGB	`rgb(21, 11, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 4.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 31%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 48%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 5%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.06, 5.25, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.06, 6.19, 327.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.555, 0.449, 0.719)`
Decimal	`1379092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150B14, 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 #150B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #150B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150b14; }
.text { color: #150b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 11 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150b14, #150b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #150B14?: #150B14 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150B14?: The RGB value is 21, 11, 20: 21 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150B14?: The complementary color is #0B150C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.