What color is #150C12?

#150C12 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150C12?

The RGB value is 21, 12, 18: 21 red, 12 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150C12?

The complementary color is #0C150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150C12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150C12 color

#150C12 rgb(21, 12, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #150C12 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 4.7% green and 7.1% blue (21, 12, 18).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 27% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 14% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#150C12 color codes

HEX	`#150C12`
RGB	`rgb(21, 12, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 4.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 27%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 43%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 14%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.21, 4.38, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.21, 4.73, 337.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.55, 0.466, 0.633)`
Decimal	`1379346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150C12, 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 #150C12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150C12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #150C12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150c12; }
.text { color: #150c12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150c12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 12 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150c12, #150c0e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #150C12?: #150C12 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150C12?: The RGB value is 21, 12, 18: 21 red, 12 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150C12?: The complementary color is #0C150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150C12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.