#1B150DSoulless (#1B150D) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 74°, lightness 0.2 and chroma 0.018. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #1B150D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 21, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 35%, 8%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 52%, 11%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 52%, 89%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(7.2 1.4 5.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.200 0.018 74) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Soulless is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#1c140b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#1c150c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#1b150d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#1b150d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Soulless in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 18.11:1 and against black 1.16:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9e9993 · #79746d · #565149 · #363028 · #1b150d · #020100
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#486d54 · #415b39 · #3c481e · #373500 · #2e2200 · #1b150d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#98a488 · #967b58 · #586b3b · #5c421d · #29311d · #1b150d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b8ac9c · #698bb5 · #5a4a36 · #372f24 · #1b150d · #130700
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #c1bab1 · #84888d · #5e564d · #272c31 · #1b150d
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f1ed · #cdc9c4 · #a19c97 · #46413b · #1b150d · #f4b14b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #a2bee2 · #688ab5 · #3e597b · #372915 · #1b150d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #92c4d8 · #8282b4 · #2a5f72 · #29293e · #1b150d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f6 · #8ec8c7 · #997aa7 · #654d70 · #113131 · #1b150d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ee · #98c8b1 · #688ab5 · #714960 · #1e2c3e · #1b150d
#3A342C · #5C564F · #807B75 · #A6A29C · #CECAC6
#18120B · #151009 · #120E08 · #0F0B06 · #0C0905
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.