What color is #190009?

#190009 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190009?

The RGB value is 25, 0, 9: 25 red, 0 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190009?

The complementary color is #001910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190009?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190009 color

#190009 rgb(25, 0, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #190009 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 0% green and 3.5% blue (25, 0, 9).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 64% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.09:1).

#190009 color codes

HEX	`#190009`
RGB	`rgb(25, 0, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 0%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 64%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.05, 9.63, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.05, 9.64, 357.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.45, 0.226, 0.278)`
Decimal	`1638409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190009, 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 #190009	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190009 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #190009 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190009; }
.text { color: #190009; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190009; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 0 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190009, #190300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #190009?: #190009 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190009?: The RGB value is 25, 0, 9: 25 red, 0 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190009?: The complementary color is #001910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190009?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.