What color is #20150C?

#20150C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20150C?

The RGB value is 32, 21, 12: 32 red, 21 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20150C?

The complementary color is #0C1720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20150C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20150C color

#20150C rgb(32, 21, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #20150C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 8.2% green and 4.7% blue (32, 21, 12).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 45% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 62% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#20150C color codes

HEX	`#20150C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 21, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 8.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 45%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 63%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 62%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.86, 4.11, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.86, 8.01, 59.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.93, 0.87, 0.467)`
Decimal	`2102540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20150C, 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 #20150C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20150C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #20150C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20150c; }
.text { color: #20150c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20150c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 21 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20150c, #201f0c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #20150C?: #20150C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20150C?: The RGB value is 32, 21, 12: 32 red, 21 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20150C?: The complementary color is #0C1720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20150C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.