What color is #190503?

#190503 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190503?

The RGB value is 25, 5, 3: 25 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190503?

The complementary color is #031719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190503?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190503 color

#190503 rgb(25, 5, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #190503 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 2% green and 1.2% blue (25, 5, 3).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 79% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 88% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.73:1).

#190503 color codes

HEX	`#190503`
RGB	`rgb(25, 5, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 79%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 88%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 88%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.91, 6.79, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.91, 7.53, 25.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.472, 0.322, 0.123)`
Decimal	`1639683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190503, 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 #190503	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190503 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.73:1	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 #190503 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190503; }
.text { color: #190503; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190503; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 5 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190503, #191003); }

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Questions

What color is #190503?: #190503 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190503?: The RGB value is 25, 5, 3: 25 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190503?: The complementary color is #031719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190503?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.