What color is #19140C?

#19140C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19140C?

The RGB value is 25, 20, 12: 25 red, 20 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19140C?

The complementary color is #0C1119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19140C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19140C color

#19140C rgb(25, 20, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #19140C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 7.8% green and 4.7% blue (25, 20, 12).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 52% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#19140C color codes

HEX	`#19140C`
RGB	`rgb(25, 20, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 7.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 52%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 52%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.63, 0.83, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.63, 5.03, 80.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.717, 0.734, 0.452)`
Decimal	`1643532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19140C, 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 #19140C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19140C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	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 #19140C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19140c; }
.text { color: #19140c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19140c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 20 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19140c, #18190c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #19140C?: #19140C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19140C?: The RGB value is 25, 20, 12: 25 red, 20 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19140C?: The complementary color is #0C1119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19140C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.