What color is #190C26?

#190C26 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190C26?

The RGB value is 25, 12, 38: 25 red, 12 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190C26?

The complementary color is #19260C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190C26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190C26 color

#190C26 rgb(25, 12, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #190C26 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.7% green and 14.9% blue (25, 12, 38).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 52% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#190C26 color codes

HEX	`#190C26`
RGB	`rgb(25, 12, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 52%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 68%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.51, 12.38, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.51, 19.32, 309.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.882, 0.61, 1.905)`
Decimal	`1641510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190C26, 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 #190C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190C26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #190C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190c26; }
.text { color: #190c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 12 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190c26, #260c26); }

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Questions

What color is #190C26?: #190C26 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190C26?: The RGB value is 25, 12, 38: 25 red, 12 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190C26?: The complementary color is #19260C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190C26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.