What color is #150C0A?

#150C0A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150C0A?

The RGB value is 21, 12, 10: 21 red, 12 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150C0A?

The complementary color is #0A1315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150C0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150C0A color

#150C0A rgb(21, 12, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #150C0A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 4.7% green and 3.9% blue (21, 12, 10).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 35% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 52% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#150C0A color codes

HEX	`#150C0A`
RGB	`rgb(21, 12, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 4.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 35%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 52%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 52%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.01, 3, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.01, 3.58, 33.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.496, 0.444, 0.347)`
Decimal	`1379338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150C0A, 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 #150C0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150C0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	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 #150C0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150c0a; }
.text { color: #150c0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150c0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 12 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150c0a, #15110a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #150C0A?: #150C0A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150C0A?: The RGB value is 21, 12, 10: 21 red, 12 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150C0A?: The complementary color is #0A1315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150C0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.