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#20150D

#20150D is a very dark, muted brown, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 8.2% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 42% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #20150D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#20150D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #20150D

What color is #20150D?

#20150D is a very dark, muted brown, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 8.2% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 42% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #20150D in RGB?

#20150D is rgb(32, 21, 13): 32 red, 21 green, and 13 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #20150D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 34, 59, 87). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #20150D?

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 #20150D?

Its complement #0D1921 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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