What color is #190B00?

#190B00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190B00?

The RGB value is 25, 11, 0: 25 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190B00?

The complementary color is #000E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190B00 color

#190B00 rgb(25, 11, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #190B00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.3% green and 0% blue (25, 11, 0).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 100% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#190B00 color codes

HEX	`#190B00`
RGB	`rgb(25, 11, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 100%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.03, 3.96, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.03, 7.28, 57.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.521, 0.446, 0.059)`
Decimal	`1641216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190B00, 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 #190B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #190B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190b00; }
.text { color: #190b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 11 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190b00, #191700); }

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Questions

What color is #190B00?: #190B00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190B00?: The RGB value is 25, 11, 0: 25 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190B00?: The complementary color is #000E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.