What color is #190B18?

#190B18 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190B18?

The RGB value is 25, 11, 24: 25 red, 11 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190B18?

The complementary color is #0B190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190B18 color

#190B18 rgb(25, 11, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #190B18 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.3% green and 9.4% blue (25, 11, 24).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 39% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 4% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#190B18 color codes

HEX	`#190B18`
RGB	`rgb(25, 11, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 39%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 56%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 4%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.62, 8.14, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.62, 9.71, 327.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.685, 0.512, 0.927)`
Decimal	`1641240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190B18, 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 #190B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #190B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190b18; }
.text { color: #190b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 11 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190b18, #190b11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #190B18?: #190B18 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190B18?: The RGB value is 25, 11, 24: 25 red, 11 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190B18?: The complementary color is #0B190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.