What color is #190C2F?

#190C2F 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 #190C2F?

The RGB value is 25, 12, 47: 25 red, 12 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190C2F?

The complementary color is #222F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190C2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190C2F color

#190C2F rgb(25, 12, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #190C2F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 4.7% green and 18.4% blue (25, 12, 47).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 59% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#190C2F color codes

HEX	`#190C2F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 12, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 4.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 59%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 74%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 74%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.1, 15.95, -20.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.1, 26.12, 307.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.045, 0.675, 2.764)`
Decimal	`1641519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190C2F, 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 #190C2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190C2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #190C2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190c2f; }
.text { color: #190c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190c2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 12 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190c2f, #2a0c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #190C2F?: #190C2F 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 #190C2F?: The RGB value is 25, 12, 47: 25 red, 12 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190C2F?: The complementary color is #222F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190C2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.