What color is #19150E?

#19150E 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 #19150E?

The RGB value is 25, 21, 14: 25 red, 21 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19150E?

The complementary color is #0E1219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19150E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19150E color

#19150E rgb(25, 21, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #19150E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 8.2% green and 5.5% blue (25, 21, 14).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 28% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 44% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#19150E color codes

HEX	`#19150E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 21, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 8.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 28%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 44%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 44%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7, 0.49, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7, 4.58, 83.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.748, 0.775, 0.525)`
Decimal	`1643790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19150E, 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 #19150E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19150E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #19150E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19150e; }
.text { color: #19150e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19150e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 21 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19150e, #18190e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #19150E?: #19150E 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 #19150E?: The RGB value is 25, 21, 14: 25 red, 21 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19150E?: The complementary color is #0E1219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19150E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.