Close to Licorice
#15100B
#15100B is a near-black neutral, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 8.2% red, 6.3% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 31% saturation and 6% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #15100B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.11:1 FailThis color as text on white
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1.11:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #15100B as they’d see it.
#15100B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #15100B
What color is #15100B?
#15100B is a near-black neutral, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 8.2% red, 6.3% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 31% saturation and 6% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #15100B in RGB?
#15100B is rgb(21, 16, 11): 21 red, 16 green, and 11 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #15100B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 24, 48, 92). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #15100B?
PANTONE Black 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #15100B?
Its complement #0D1116 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.