What color is #190514?

#190514 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190514?

The RGB value is 25, 5, 20: 25 red, 5 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190514?

The complementary color is #05190A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190514 color

#190514 rgb(25, 5, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #190514 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 2% green and 7.8% blue (25, 5, 20).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 67% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 20% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#190514 color codes

HEX	`#190514`
RGB	`rgb(25, 5, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 67%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 80%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 20%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.3, 9.58, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.3, 10.51, 335.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.581, 0.366, 0.702)`
Decimal	`1639700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190514, 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 #190514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #190514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190514; }
.text { color: #190514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 5 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190514, #19050a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #190514?: #190514 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190514?: The RGB value is 25, 5, 20: 25 red, 5 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190514?: The complementary color is #05190A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.