What color is #19002B?

#19002B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19002B?

The RGB value is 25, 0, 43: 25 red, 0 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19002B?

The complementary color is #122B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19002B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19002B color

#19002B rgb(25, 0, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #19002B is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 0% green and 16.9% blue (25, 0, 43).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.51:1).

#19002B color codes

HEX	`#19002B`
RGB	`rgb(25, 0, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 0%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 100%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.44, 19.44, -21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.44, 29.27, 311.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.837, 0.381, 2.315)`
Decimal	`1638443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19002B, 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 #19002B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19002B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #19002B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19002b; }
.text { color: #19002b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19002b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 0 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19002b, #2b0027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #19002B?: #19002B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19002B?: The RGB value is 25, 0, 43: 25 red, 0 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19002B?: The complementary color is #122B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19002B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.