What color is #190303?

#190303 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190303?

The RGB value is 25, 3, 3: 25 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190303?

The complementary color is #031919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190303 color

#190303 rgb(25, 3, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #190303 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 1.2% green and 1.2% blue (25, 3, 3).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 79% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 88% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#190303 color codes

HEX	`#190303`
RGB	`rgb(25, 3, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 1.2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 79%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 88%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.52, 7.59, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.52, 8.05, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.45, 0.278, 0.116)`
Decimal	`1639171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190303, 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 #190303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #190303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190303; }
.text { color: #190303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 3 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190303, #190e03); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #190303?: #190303 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190303?: The RGB value is 25, 3, 3: 25 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190303?: The complementary color is #031919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.