What color is #201506?

#201506 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201506?

The RGB value is 32, 21, 6: 32 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201506?

The complementary color is #061120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201506 color

#201506 rgb(32, 21, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #201506 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 8.2% green and 2.4% blue (32, 21, 6).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 68% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 81% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#201506 color codes

HEX	`#201506`
RGB	`rgb(32, 21, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 8.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 68%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 81%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.74, 3.33, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.74, 9.77, 70.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.897, 0.857, 0.29)`
Decimal	`2102534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201506, 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 #201506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #201506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201506; }
.text { color: #201506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 21 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201506, #1e2006); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201506?: #201506 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201506?: The RGB value is 32, 21, 6: 32 red, 21 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201506?: The complementary color is #061120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.