Colour
#150A09
- #150A09
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#150A09 is a red with RGB values 21, 10, 9 and HSL 5°, 40%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#150A09#150A09
HEX#150A09
RGBrgb(21, 10, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0392, 0.0353
RGB percentages8.2%, 3.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(5, 40%, 5.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 57.1%, 8.2%)
CMYK0%, 52.4%, 57.1%, 91.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,378,825
CSS custom property--colour: #150A09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness14.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.46:1
Contrast with white19.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#EAF5F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#091415
Analogous#15090E, #151009
Triadic#09150A, #0A0915
Split complementary#091510, #090E15
Tetradic#0E1509, #091415, #100915
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G10
B9
Red21 (8.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness5.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 15 · G 0A · B 09
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