What color is #15110E?

#15110E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15110E?

The RGB value is 21, 17, 14: 21 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15110E?

The complementary color is #0E1215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15110E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15110E color

#15110E rgb(21, 17, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #15110E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 6.7% green and 5.5% blue (21, 17, 14).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 20% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#15110E color codes

HEX	`#15110E`
RGB	`rgb(21, 17, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 6.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 20%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 33%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 33%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.35, 1.08, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.35, 2.35, 62.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.589, 0.592, 0.499)`
Decimal	`1380622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15110E, 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 #15110E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15110E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #15110E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15110e; }
.text { color: #15110e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15110e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 17 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15110e, #15150e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #15110E?: #15110E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15110E?: The RGB value is 21, 17, 14: 21 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15110E?: The complementary color is #0E1215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15110E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.