What color is #19131F?

#19131F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19131F?

The RGB value is 25, 19, 31: 25 red, 19 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19131F?

The complementary color is #191F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19131F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19131F color

#19131F rgb(25, 19, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #19131F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 7.5% green and 12.2% blue (25, 19, 31).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 24% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#19131F color codes

HEX	`#19131F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 19, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 7.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 24%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 39%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 39%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.97, 6.03, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.97, 9.42, 309.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.881, 0.771, 1.399)`
Decimal	`1643295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19131F, 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 #19131F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19131F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #19131F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19131f; }
.text { color: #19131f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19131f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 19 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19131f, #1f131f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #19131F?: #19131F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19131F?: The RGB value is 25, 19, 31: 25 red, 19 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19131F?: The complementary color is #191F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19131F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.