What color is #15120A?

#15120A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15120A?

The RGB value is 21, 18, 10: 21 red, 18 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15120A?

The complementary color is #0A0D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15120A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15120A color

#15120A rgb(21, 18, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #15120A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 7.1% green and 3.9% blue (21, 18, 10).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 35% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 52% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.7:1).

#15120A color codes

HEX	`#15120A`
RGB	`rgb(21, 18, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 7.1%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 35%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 52%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 52%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.55, -0.13, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.55, 4.2, 91.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.58, 0.614, 0.375)`
Decimal	`1380874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15120A, 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 #15120A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15120A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.7:1	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 #15120A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15120a; }
.text { color: #15120a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15120a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 18 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15120a, #12150a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #15120A?: #15120A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15120A?: The RGB value is 21, 18, 10: 21 red, 18 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15120A?: The complementary color is #0A0D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15120A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.