What color is #19180A?

#19180A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19180A?

The RGB value is 25, 24, 10: 25 red, 24 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19180A?

The complementary color is #0A0B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19180A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19180A color

#19180A rgb(25, 24, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #19180A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9.4% green and 3.9% blue (25, 24, 10).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 43% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 60% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#19180A color codes

HEX	`#19180A`
RGB	`rgb(25, 24, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 43%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 60%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 60%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.97, -2.29, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.97, 8.11, 106.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.782, 0.882, 0.416)`
Decimal	`1644554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19180A, 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 #19180A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19180A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	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 #19180A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19180a; }
.text { color: #19180a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19180a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 24 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19180a, #13190a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #19180A?: #19180A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19180A?: The RGB value is 25, 24, 10: 25 red, 24 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19180A?: The complementary color is #0A0B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19180A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.