What color is #190F16?

#190F16 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #190F16?

The RGB value is 25, 15, 22: 25 red, 15 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190F16?

The complementary color is #0F1912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190F16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190F16 color

#190F16 rgb(25, 15, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #190F16 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 5.9% green and 8.6% blue (25, 15, 22).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 25% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#190F16 color codes

HEX	`#190F16`
RGB	`rgb(25, 15, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 5.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 25%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 40%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.48, 5.75, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.48, 6.29, 336.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.717, 0.606, 0.838)`
Decimal	`1642262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190F16, 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 #190F16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190F16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #190F16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190f16; }
.text { color: #190f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190f16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 15 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190f16, #190f11); }

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Questions

What color is #190F16?: #190F16 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #190F16?: The RGB value is 25, 15, 22: 25 red, 15 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190F16?: The complementary color is #0F1912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190F16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.