What color is #150D0F?

#150D0F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150D0F?

The RGB value is 21, 13, 15: 21 red, 13 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150D0F?

The complementary color is #0D1513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150D0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150D0F color

#150D0F rgb(21, 13, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #150D0F is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 5.1% green and 5.9% blue (21, 13, 15).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 24% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 29% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#150D0F color codes

HEX	`#150D0F`
RGB	`rgb(21, 13, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 5.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 24%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 38%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 29%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.35, 3.34, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.35, 3.34, 2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.539, 0.482, 0.516)`
Decimal	`1379599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150D0F, 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 #150D0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150D0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #150D0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150d0f; }
.text { color: #150d0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150d0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 13 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150d0f, #150f0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #150D0F?: #150D0F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150D0F?: The RGB value is 21, 13, 15: 21 red, 13 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150D0F?: The complementary color is #0D1513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150D0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.