What color is #190E24?

#190E24 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 #190E24?

The RGB value is 25, 14, 36: 25 red, 14 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190E24?

The complementary color is #19240E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190E24 color

#190E24 rgb(25, 14, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #190E24 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 5.5% green and 14.1% blue (25, 14, 36).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 44% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#190E24 color codes

HEX	`#190E24`
RGB	`rgb(25, 14, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 5.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 44%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 61%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 61%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.85, 10.64, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.85, 16.62, 309.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.876, 0.648, 1.748)`
Decimal	`1642020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190E24, 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 #190E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #190E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190e24; }
.text { color: #190e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 14 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190e24, #240e24); }

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Questions

What color is #190E24?: #190E24 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 #190E24?: The RGB value is 25, 14, 36: 25 red, 14 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190E24?: The complementary color is #19240E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.