What color is #190B0E?

#190B0E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190B0E?

The RGB value is 25, 11, 14: 25 red, 11 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190B0E?

The complementary color is #0B1916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190B0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190B0E color

#190B0E rgb(25, 11, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #190B0E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.3% green and 5.5% blue (25, 11, 14).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 39% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 44% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

#190B0E color codes

HEX	`#190B0E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 11, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.3%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 39%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 56%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 44%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.32, 5.97, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.32, 6, 6.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.6, 0.478, 0.476)`
Decimal	`1641230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190B0E, 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 #190B0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190B0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #190B0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190b0e; }
.text { color: #190b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190b0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 11 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190b0e, #190f0b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #190B0E?: #190B0E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190B0E?: The RGB value is 25, 11, 14: 25 red, 11 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190B0E?: The complementary color is #0B1916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190B0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.