What color is #190F20?

#190F20 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 #190F20?

The RGB value is 25, 15, 32: 25 red, 15 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #190F20?

The complementary color is #16200F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #190F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#190F20 color

#190F20 rgb(25, 15, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #190F20 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 5.9% green and 12.5% blue (25, 15, 32).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 36% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#190F20 color codes

HEX	`#190F20`
RGB	`rgb(25, 15, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 5.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 36%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 53%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 53%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.9, 8.69, -9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.9, 12.98, 312.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.832, 0.653, 1.448)`
Decimal	`1642272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #190F20, 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 #190F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#190F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #190F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #190f20; }
.text { color: #190f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #190f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 15 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #190f20, #200f1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #190F20?: #190F20 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 #190F20?: The RGB value is 25, 15, 32: 25 red, 15 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #190F20?: The complementary color is #16200F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #190F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.