What color is #191310?

#191310 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191310?

The RGB value is 25, 19, 16: 25 red, 19 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191310?

The complementary color is #101619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191310?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191310 color

#191310 rgb(25, 19, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #191310 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 7.5% green and 6.3% blue (25, 19, 16).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 22% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 36% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#191310 color codes

HEX	`#191310`
RGB	`rgb(25, 19, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 7.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 22%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 36%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 36%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.41, 2.16, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.41, 3.4, 50.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.727, 0.71, 0.589)`
Decimal	`1643280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191310, 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 #191310	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191310 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #191310 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191310; }
.text { color: #191310; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191310; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 19 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191310, #191810); }

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Questions

What color is #191310?: #191310 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191310?: The RGB value is 25, 19, 16: 25 red, 19 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191310?: The complementary color is #101619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191310?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.