What color is #150E06?

#150E06 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150E06?

The RGB value is 21, 14, 6: 21 red, 14 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150E06?

The complementary color is #060D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150E06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150E06 color

#150E06 rgb(21, 14, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #150E06 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 5.5% green and 2.4% blue (21, 14, 6).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 56% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 71% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#150E06 color codes

HEX	`#150E06`
RGB	`rgb(21, 14, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 5.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 56%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 71%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 71%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.4, 1.5, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.4, 4.41, 70.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.499, 0.487, 0.24)`
Decimal	`1379846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150E06, 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 #150E06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150E06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #150E06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150e06; }
.text { color: #150e06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150e06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 14 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150e06, #141506); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #150E06?: #150E06 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150E06?: The RGB value is 21, 14, 6: 21 red, 14 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150E06?: The complementary color is #060D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150E06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.