What color is #001A19?

#001A19 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001A19?

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

What is the complementary color of #001A19?

The complementary color is #1A0001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001A19 color

#001A19 rgb(0, 26, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #001A19 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#001A19 color codes

HEX	`#001A19`
RGB	`rgb(0, 26, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.31, -9.18, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.31, 9.47, 194.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.545, 0.809, 1.047)`
Decimal	`6681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001A19, 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 #001A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #001A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001a19; }
.text { color: #001a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 26 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001a19, #000e1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #001A19?: #001A19 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001A19?: The RGB value is 0, 26, 25: 0 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001A19?: The complementary color is #1A0001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.