What color is #190A21?

#190A21 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190A21?

The RGB value is 25, 10, 33: 25 red, 10 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190A21?

The complementary color is #12210A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190A21 color

#190A21 rgb(25, 10, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #190A21 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 3.9% green and 12.9% blue (25, 10, 33).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 53% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.98:1).

#190A21 color codes

HEX	`#190A21`
RGB	`rgb(25, 10, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 3.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 53%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 70%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 70%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.82, 11.34, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.82, 16.55, 313.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.784, 0.534, 1.5)`
Decimal	`1640993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190A21, 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 #190A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #190A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190a21; }
.text { color: #190a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 10 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190a21, #210a1d); }

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Questions

What color is #190A21?: #190A21 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190A21?: The RGB value is 25, 10, 33: 25 red, 10 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190A21?: The complementary color is #12210A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.