What color is #15120C?

#15120C 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 #15120C?

The RGB value is 21, 18, 12: 21 red, 18 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15120C?

The complementary color is #0C0F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15120C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15120C color

#15120C rgb(21, 18, 12)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 7.1% green and 4.7% blue (21, 18, 12).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 27% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 43% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#15120C color codes

HEX	`#15120C`
RGB	`rgb(21, 18, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 7.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 27%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 43%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 43%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.59, 0.16, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.59, 3.4, 87.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.592, 0.619, 0.436)`
Decimal	`1380876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15120C, 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 #15120C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15120C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	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 #15120C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15120c; }
.text { color: #15120c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15120c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 18 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15120c, #13150c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #15120C?: #15120C 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 #15120C?: The RGB value is 21, 18, 12: 21 red, 18 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15120C?: The complementary color is #0C0F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15120C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.