What color is #190108?

#190108 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190108?

The RGB value is 25, 1, 8: 25 red, 1 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190108?

The complementary color is #011912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190108?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190108 color

#190108 rgb(25, 1, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #190108 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 0.4% green and 3.1% blue (25, 1, 8).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 92% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 68% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.02:1).

#190108 color codes

HEX	`#190108`
RGB	`rgb(25, 1, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 0.4%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 92%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 96%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 68%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.22, 9.09, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.22, 9.09, 1.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.456, 0.246, 0.253)`
Decimal	`1638664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190108, 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 #190108	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190108 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.02:1	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 #190108 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190108; }
.text { color: #190108; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190108; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 1 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190108, #190601); }

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Questions

What color is #190108?: #190108 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190108?: The RGB value is 25, 1, 8: 25 red, 1 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190108?: The complementary color is #011912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190108?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.