What color is #190E21?

#190E21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190E21?

The RGB value is 25, 14, 33: 25 red, 14 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190E21?

The complementary color is #16210E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190E21 color

#190E21 rgb(25, 14, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #190E21 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 5.5% green and 12.9% blue (25, 14, 33).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 40% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#190E21 color codes

HEX	`#190E21`
RGB	`rgb(25, 14, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 5.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 40%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 58%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 58%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.7, 9.55, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.7, 14.35, 311.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.832, 0.631, 1.516)`
Decimal	`1642017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190E21, 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 #190E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	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 #190E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190e21; }
.text { color: #190e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 14 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190e21, #210e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #190E21?: #190E21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190E21?: The RGB value is 25, 14, 33: 25 red, 14 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190E21?: The complementary color is #16210E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.