What color is #191612?

#191612 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191612?

The RGB value is 25, 22, 18: 25 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191612?

The complementary color is #121519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191612 color

#191612 rgb(25, 22, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #191612 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 8.6% green and 7.1% blue (25, 22, 18).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 16% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#191612 color codes

HEX	`#191612`
RGB	`rgb(25, 22, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 8.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 16%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 28%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.44, 0.56, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.44, 3.03, 79.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.797, 0.824, 0.689)`
Decimal	`1644050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191612, 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 #191612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #191612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191612; }
.text { color: #191612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 22 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191612, #181912); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191612?: #191612 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191612?: The RGB value is 25, 22, 18: 25 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191612?: The complementary color is #121519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.