What color is #191230?

#191230 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191230?

The RGB value is 25, 18, 48: 25 red, 18 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191230?

The complementary color is #293012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191230 color

#191230 rgb(25, 18, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #191230 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 7.1% green and 18.8% blue (25, 18, 48).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#191230 color codes

HEX	`#191230`
RGB	`rgb(25, 18, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 7.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 63%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.7, 12.64, -18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.7, 22.7, 303.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.151, 0.853, 2.9)`
Decimal	`1643056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191230, 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 #191230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #191230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191230; }
.text { color: #191230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 18 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191230, #281230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #191230?: #191230 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191230?: The RGB value is 25, 18, 48: 25 red, 18 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191230?: The complementary color is #293012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.