What color is #191316?

#191316 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191316?

The RGB value is 25, 19, 22: 25 red, 19 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191316?

The complementary color is #131916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191316 color

#191316 rgb(25, 19, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #191316 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 7.5% green and 8.6% blue (25, 19, 22).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 14% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#191316 color codes

HEX	`#191316`
RGB	`rgb(25, 19, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 7.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 14%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 24%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.6, 3.46, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.6, 3.57, 345.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.779, 0.73, 0.859)`
Decimal	`1643286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191316, 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 #191316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #191316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191316; }
.text { color: #191316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 19 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191316, #191313); }

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Questions

What color is #191316?: #191316 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191316?: The RGB value is 25, 19, 22: 25 red, 19 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191316?: The complementary color is #131916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.