What color is #19170A?

#19170A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19170A?

The RGB value is 25, 23, 10: 25 red, 23 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19170A?

The complementary color is #0A0C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19170A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19170A color

#19170A rgb(25, 23, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #19170A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9% green and 3.9% blue (25, 23, 10).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 43% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 60% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#19170A color codes

HEX	`#19170A`
RGB	`rgb(25, 23, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 43%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 60%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 60%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.6, -1.54, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.6, 7.41, 102)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.762, 0.841, 0.409)`
Decimal	`1644298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19170A, 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 #19170A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19170A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #19170A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19170a; }
.text { color: #19170a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19170a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 23 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19170a, #14190a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #19170A?: #19170A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19170A?: The RGB value is 25, 23, 10: 25 red, 23 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19170A?: The complementary color is #0A0C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19170A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.