What color is #001C19?

#001C19 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001C19?

The RGB value is 0, 28, 25: 0 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001C19?

The complementary color is #1C0003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001C19 color

#001C19 rgb(0, 28, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #001C19 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11% green and 9.8% blue (0, 28, 25).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#001C19 color codes

HEX	`#001C19`
RGB	`rgb(0, 28, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.13, -10.87, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.13, 10.93, 185.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.591, 0.901, 1.062)`
Decimal	`7193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001C19, 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 #001C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #001C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001c19; }
.text { color: #001c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 28 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001c19, #00111c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #001C19?: #001C19 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001C19?: The RGB value is 0, 28, 25: 0 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001C19?: The complementary color is #1C0003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.