What color is #19110E?

#19110E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19110E?

The RGB value is 25, 17, 14: 25 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19110E?

The complementary color is #0E1619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19110E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19110E color

#19110E rgb(25, 17, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #19110E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 6.7% green and 5.5% blue (25, 17, 14).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 28% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 44% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.62:1).

#19110E color codes

HEX	`#19110E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 17, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 6.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 28%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 44%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.77, 2.99, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.77, 4.07, 42.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.681, 0.639, 0.503)`
Decimal	`1642766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19110E, 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 #19110E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19110E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.62:1	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 #19110E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19110e; }
.text { color: #19110e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19110e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 17 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19110e, #19170e); }

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Questions

What color is #19110E?: #19110E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19110E?: The RGB value is 25, 17, 14: 25 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19110E?: The complementary color is #0E1619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19110E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.