Information about #150808 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#150808 is a confidently colored earthy red that sits very close to black. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Asphalt (#130A06). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Smoky Black (#100C08) and Fingertips (#130E0C).
The recipe behind #150808 is rgb(21, 8, 8), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #150808: 19.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:92), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #150808 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#150808 color variations
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#150808 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#150808 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#150808 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#150808 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#150808 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #150808 color
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Nearest named colors to #150808
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#130A06
#100C08
#130E0C
#0C090A
#121002
#0C0C0C
#0B0B0B
#0B0802
#0B0F08
#1C1208
#1D000E
#1D0200
#150808 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#150808
- RGB21, 8, 8
- CMYK0, 5, 5, 92
- CSSrgb(21, 8, 8)
- HSL0°, 45%, 6%
- HSL Precise0°, 44.828%, 5.686%
- HSV0°, 62%, 8%
- HSB0°, 62%, 8%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.031, 0.031)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.031, 0.031, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.031, 0.031)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID150808
- DECIMAL ID1378312
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
