What color is #190D15?

#190D15 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190D15?

The RGB value is 25, 13, 21: 25 red, 13 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190D15?

The complementary color is #0D1911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190D15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190D15 color

#190D15 rgb(25, 13, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #190D15 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 5.1% green and 8.2% blue (25, 13, 21).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 32% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 16% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#190D15 color codes

HEX	`#190D15`
RGB	`rgb(25, 13, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 5.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 32%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 48%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 16%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.96, 6.5, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.96, 7, 338.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.68, 0.549, 0.779)`
Decimal	`1641749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190D15, 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 #190D15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190D15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #190D15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190d15; }
.text { color: #190d15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190d15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 13 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190d15, #190d0f); }

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Questions

What color is #190D15?: #190D15 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190D15?: The RGB value is 25, 13, 21: 25 red, 13 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190D15?: The complementary color is #0D1911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190D15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.