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#20150E Color

#20150E is rgb(32, 21, 14) in RGB, hsl(23, 39%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 56%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Licorice (#1A1110), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20150E
HEX#20150E
RGBrgb(32, 21, 14)
HSLhsl(23, 39%, 9%)
HSVhsv(23, 56%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 56%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(20.8% 0.022 53.6)
LABlab(8.00% 4.91 6.12)
LCHlch(8.00% 7.85 51.24)

What #20150E 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 #20150E, 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 brown in the library.

#20150E Channel Values

How #20150E 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 32 · G 21 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 39% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 56% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 56% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.87:1 vs white · 1.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20150E 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 text17.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #20150E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20150E; 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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Tints & Shades of #20150E

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 #20150E.

How #20150E 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#20150E
Protanopia#17170E
Protanomaly#1B160E
Deuteranopia#19190D
Deuteranomaly#1C180E
Tritanopia#211414
Tritanomaly#201512
Achromatopsia#171717

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20150E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-20150e: #20150E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20150E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20150e': '#20150E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.082, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_20150e">#20150E</color>
SVG fillfill="#20150E"

More Brown Colors

#20150E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#20150E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20150E?

#20150E is a darkest brown — rgb(32, 21, 14) in RGB and hsl(23, 39%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Licorice (#1A1110), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.62.

What is the RGB value of #20150E?

#20150E is rgb(32, 21, 14) — red 32, green 21, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20150E?

#20150E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 56%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20150E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #20150E scores 17.87:1 against white and 1.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #20150E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #20150E 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 11.21, which is visibly different.

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