What color is #191916?

#191916 is a dark gray known as Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Twilight Zone?

The RGB value is 25, 25, 22: 25 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Twilight Zone?

The complementary color is #161619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Twilight Zone color: hex code #191916

#191916 rgb(25, 25, 22)

Shades of black

Twilight Zone has the hex code #191916. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9.8% green and 8.6% blue (25, 25, 22).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

Twilight Zone (#191916) color codes

HEX	`#191916`
RGB	`rgb(25, 25, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.65, -0.74, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.65, 2.21, 109.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.893, 0.96, 0.897)`
Decimal	`1644822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Twilight Zone, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #191916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #191916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191916; }
.text { color: #191916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 25 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191916, #181916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #191916 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #191916?: #191916 is a dark gray known as Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Twilight Zone?: The RGB value is 25, 25, 22: 25 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Twilight Zone?: The complementary color is #161619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.