What color is #190C24?

#190C24 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190C24?

The RGB value is 25, 12, 36: 25 red, 12 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190C24?

The complementary color is #17240C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190C24 color

#190C24 rgb(25, 12, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #190C24 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.7% green and 14.1% blue (25, 12, 36).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 50% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.76:1).

#190C24 color codes

HEX	`#190C24`
RGB	`rgb(25, 12, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 50%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 67%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 67%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.39, 11.6, -13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.39, 17.79, 310.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.851, 0.597, 1.739)`
Decimal	`1641508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190C24, 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 #190C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #190C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190c24; }
.text { color: #190c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 12 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190c24, #240c23); }

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Questions

What color is #190C24?: #190C24 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190C24?: The RGB value is 25, 12, 36: 25 red, 12 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190C24?: The complementary color is #17240C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.