What color is #190C0C?

#190C0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190C0C?

The RGB value is 25, 12, 12: 25 red, 12 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190C0C?

The complementary color is #0C1919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190C0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190C0C color

#190C0C rgb(25, 12, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #190C0C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.7% green and 4.7% blue (25, 12, 12).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 52% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.1:1).

#190C0C color codes

HEX	`#190C0C`
RGB	`rgb(25, 12, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 52%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 52%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.48, 5.21, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.48, 5.52, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.599, 0.496, 0.412)`
Decimal	`1641484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190C0C, 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 #190C0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190C0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.1:1	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 #190C0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190c0c; }
.text { color: #190c0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190c0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 12 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190c0c, #19120c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #190C0C?: #190C0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190C0C?: The RGB value is 25, 12, 12: 25 red, 12 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190C0C?: The complementary color is #0C1919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190C0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.