What color is #201511?

#201511 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201511?

The RGB value is 32, 21, 17: 32 red, 21 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201511?

The complementary color is #111C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201511 color

#201511 rgb(32, 21, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #201511 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 8.2% green and 6.7% blue (32, 21, 17).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#201511 color codes

HEX	`#201511`
RGB	`rgb(32, 21, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 8.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 47%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.98, 4.89, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.98, 6.62, 42.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.965, 0.884, 0.65)`
Decimal	`2102545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201511, 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 #201511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #201511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201511; }
.text { color: #201511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 21 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201511, #201c11); }

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Questions

What color is #201511?: #201511 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201511?: The RGB value is 32, 21, 17: 32 red, 21 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201511?: The complementary color is #111C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.