What color is #190B21?

#190B21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190B21?

The RGB value is 25, 11, 33: 25 red, 11 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190B21?

The complementary color is #13210B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190B21 color

#190B21 rgb(25, 11, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #190B21 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.3% green and 12.9% blue (25, 11, 33).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 50% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#190B21 color codes

HEX	`#190B21`
RGB	`rgb(25, 11, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 50%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 67%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 67%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.02, 10.93, -11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.02, 16.04, 312.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.795, 0.556, 1.504)`
Decimal	`1641249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190B21, 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 #190B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #190B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190b21; }
.text { color: #190b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 11 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190b21, #210b1e); }

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Questions

What color is #190B21?: #190B21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190B21?: The RGB value is 25, 11, 33: 25 red, 11 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190B21?: The complementary color is #13210B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.