What color is #150E00?

#150E00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150E00?

The RGB value is 21, 14, 0: 21 red, 14 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150E00?

The complementary color is #000715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150E00 color

#150E00 rgb(21, 14, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #150E00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 5.5% green and 0% blue (21, 14, 0).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 100% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#150E00 color codes

HEX	`#150E00`
RGB	`rgb(21, 14, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 5.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 100%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.28, 0.67, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.28, 6.45, 84.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.466, 0.474, 0.067)`
Decimal	`1379840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150E00, 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 #150E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #150E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150e00; }
.text { color: #150e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 14 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150e00, #111500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #150E00?: #150E00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150E00?: The RGB value is 21, 14, 0: 21 red, 14 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150E00?: The complementary color is #000715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.