What color is #191520?

#191520 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 #191520?

The RGB value is 25, 21, 32: 25 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191520?

The complementary color is #1C2015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191520 color

#191520 rgb(25, 21, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #191520 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 8.2% green and 12.5% blue (25, 21, 32).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 21% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#191520 color codes

HEX	`#191520`
RGB	`rgb(25, 21, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 8.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 21%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 34%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.65, 4.98, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.65, 8.55, 305.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.93, 0.847, 1.481)`
Decimal	`1643808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191520, 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 #191520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #191520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191520; }
.text { color: #191520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 21 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191520, #1e1520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #191520?: #191520 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 #191520?: The RGB value is 25, 21, 32: 25 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191520?: The complementary color is #1C2015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.