What color is #00191A?

#00191A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00191A?

The RGB value is 0, 25, 26: 0 red, 25 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00191A?

The complementary color is #1A0100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00191A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00191A color

#00191A rgb(0, 25, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #00191A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9.8% green and 10.2% blue (0, 25, 26).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.2:1).

#00191A color codes

HEX	`#00191A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 25, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.95, -8.1, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.95, 8.87, 204.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.534, 0.77, 1.098)`
Decimal	`6426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00191A, 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 #00191A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00191A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #00191A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00191a; }
.text { color: #00191a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00191a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 25 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00191a, #000c1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #00191A?: #00191A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00191A?: The RGB value is 0, 25, 26: 0 red, 25 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00191A?: The complementary color is #1A0100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00191A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.