What color is #191324?

#191324 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191324?

The RGB value is 25, 19, 36: 25 red, 19 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191324?

The complementary color is #1E2413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191324 color

#191324 rgb(25, 19, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #191324 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 7.5% green and 14.1% blue (25, 19, 36).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#191324 color codes

HEX	`#191324`
RGB	`rgb(25, 19, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 7.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 47%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 47%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.22, 7.68, -10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.22, 13.13, 305.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.952, 0.8, 1.773)`
Decimal	`1643300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191324, 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 #191324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #191324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191324; }
.text { color: #191324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 19 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191324, #211324); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #191324?: #191324 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191324?: The RGB value is 25, 19, 36: 25 red, 19 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191324?: The complementary color is #1E2413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.