What color is #201B15?

#201B15 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201B15?

The RGB value is 32, 27, 21: 32 red, 27 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201B15?

The complementary color is #151A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201B15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201B15 color

#201B15 rgb(32, 27, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #201B15 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.6% green and 8.2% blue (32, 27, 21).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 21% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#201B15 color codes

HEX	`#201B15`
RGB	`rgb(32, 27, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 21%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 34%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.15, 1.18, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.15, 5.17, 76.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.123, 1.145, 0.871)`
Decimal	`2104085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201B15, 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 #201B15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201B15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #201B15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201b15; }
.text { color: #201b15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201b15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 27 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201b15, #1f2015); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201B15?: #201B15 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201B15?: The RGB value is 32, 27, 21: 32 red, 27 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201B15?: The complementary color is #151A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201B15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.