What color is #19101E?

#19101E 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 #19101E?

The RGB value is 25, 16, 30: 25 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19101E?

The complementary color is #151E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19101E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19101E color

#19101E rgb(25, 16, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #19101E is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 6.3% green and 11.8% blue (25, 16, 30).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 30% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#19101E color codes

HEX	`#19101E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 16, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 6.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 30%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 47%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 47%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.06, 7.49, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.06, 10.84, 313.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.82, 0.671, 1.314)`
Decimal	`1642526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19101E, 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 #19101E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19101E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	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 #19101E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19101e; }
.text { color: #19101e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19101e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 16 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19101e, #1e101c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #19101E?: #19101E 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 #19101E?: The RGB value is 25, 16, 30: 25 red, 16 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19101E?: The complementary color is #151E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19101E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.