What color is #19171C?

#19171C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19171C?

The RGB value is 25, 23, 28: 25 red, 23 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19171C?

The complementary color is #1A1C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19171C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19171C color

#19171C rgb(25, 23, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #19171C is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9% green and 11% blue (25, 23, 28).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 10% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#19171C color codes

HEX	`#19171C`
RGB	`rgb(25, 23, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 10%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 18%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.16, 2.31, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.16, 3.91, 306.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.917, 0.903, 1.224)`
Decimal	`1644316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19171C, 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 #19171C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19171C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #19171C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19171c; }
.text { color: #19171c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19171c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 23 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19171c, #1c171c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #19171C?: #19171C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19171C?: The RGB value is 25, 23, 28: 25 red, 23 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19171C?: The complementary color is #1A1C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19171C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.