What color is #19152A?

#19152A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19152A?

The RGB value is 25, 21, 42: 25 red, 21 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19152A?

The complementary color is #262A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19152A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19152A color

#19152A rgb(25, 21, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #19152A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 8.2% green and 16.5% blue (25, 21, 42).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 33% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#19152A color codes

HEX	`#19152A`
RGB	`rgb(25, 21, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 8.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 33%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 50%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 50%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.22, 8.25, -13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.22, 15.91, 301.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.087, 0.91, 2.308)`
Decimal	`1643818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19152A, 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 #19152A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19152A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #19152A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19152a; }
.text { color: #19152a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19152a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 21 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19152a, #24152a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #19152A?: #19152A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19152A?: The RGB value is 25, 21, 42: 25 red, 21 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19152A?: The complementary color is #262A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19152A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.