What color is #190E12?

#190E12 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190E12?

The RGB value is 25, 14, 18: 25 red, 14 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190E12?

The complementary color is #0E1915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190E12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190E12 color

#190E12 rgb(25, 14, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #190E12 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 5.5% green and 7.1% blue (25, 14, 18).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 28% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 28% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#190E12 color codes

HEX	`#190E12`
RGB	`rgb(25, 14, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 5.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 28%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 44%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.1, 5.35, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.1, 5.37, 355.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.667, 0.564, 0.646)`
Decimal	`1642002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190E12, 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 #190E12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190E12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	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 #190E12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190e12; }
.text { color: #190e12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190e12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 14 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190e12, #19100e); }

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Questions

What color is #190E12?: #190E12 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190E12?: The RGB value is 25, 14, 18: 25 red, 14 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190E12?: The complementary color is #0E1915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190E12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.