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#15050D Color

#15050D is rgb(21, 5, 13) in RGB, hsl(330, 62%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 38%, 92%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Licorice (#1A1110), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15050D
HEX#15050D
RGBrgb(21, 5, 13)
HSLhsl(330, 62%, 5%)
HSVhsv(330, 76%, 8%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 38%, 92%)
OKLCHoklch(14.8% 0.034 349.1)
LABlab(2.71% 6.21 -1.23)
LCHlch(2.71% 6.33 348.82)

What #15050D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #15050D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#15050D Channel Values

How #15050D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 21 · G 5 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 62% · L 5%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 76% · V 8%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 38% · K 92%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.82:1 vs white · 1.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15050D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #15050D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #15050D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15050D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #15050D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15050D.

How #15050D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#15050D
Protanopia#08080D
Protanomaly#0E070D
Deuteranopia#0B0B0D
Deuteranomaly#10090D
Tritanopia#140606
Tritanomaly#150609
Achromatopsia#0A0A0A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #15050D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-15050d: #15050D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15050D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15050d': '#15050D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.020, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_15050d">#15050D</color>
SVG fillfill="#15050D"

More Pink Colors

#15050D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#15050D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15050D?

#15050D is a darkest pink — rgb(21, 5, 13) in RGB and hsl(330, 62%, 5%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Licorice (#1A1110), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #15050D?

#15050D is rgb(21, 5, 13) — red 21, green 5, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15050D?

#15050D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 38%, 92%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15050D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15050D scores 19.82:1 against white and 1.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15050D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15050D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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