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Recognised as Colour

#15050C

  • #15050C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#15050C is a red with RGB values 21, 5, 12 and HSL 334°, 62%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#15050C#15050C
HEX#15050C
RGBrgb(21, 5, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0196, 0.0471
RGB percentages8.2%, 2%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(333.8, 61.5%, 5.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 76.2%, 8.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.2%, 42.9%, 91.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,377,548
CSS custom property--colour: #15050C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness12.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.83:1
Contrast with white19.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#090909
Inverted#EAFAF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#07080Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B0B0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#170507no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 6.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8Dim grey · ΔE 42.2Gray · ΔE 51.3Slate grey · ΔE 51.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 53.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05150E
Analogous#150514, #150605
Triadic#0C1505, #050C15
Split complementary#051506, #051415
Tetradic#141505, #05150E, #060515

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA2C6A
Lighter +30%#912253
Lighter +20%#67193B
Lighter +10%#3E0F24
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#18020C
Less saturated −25%#12080C

Channel breakdown

R21
G5
B12
Red21 (8.2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue333.75°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness5.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 15 · G 05 · B 0C

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