What color is #191014?

#191014 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191014?

The RGB value is 25, 16, 20: 25 red, 16 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191014?

The complementary color is #101915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191014?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191014 color

#191014 rgb(25, 16, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #191014 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 6.3% green and 7.8% blue (25, 16, 20).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 22% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 20% 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 18.66:1).

#191014 color codes

HEX	`#191014`
RGB	`rgb(25, 16, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 6.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 22%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 36%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 20%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.67, 4.74, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.67, 4.82, 349.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.712, 0.628, 0.745)`
Decimal	`1642516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191014, 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 #191014	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191014 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	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 #191014 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191014; }
.text { color: #191014; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191014; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 16 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191014, #191010); }

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Questions

What color is #191014?: #191014 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191014?: The RGB value is 25, 16, 20: 25 red, 16 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191014?: The complementary color is #101915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191014?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.