What color is #191918?

#191918 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191918?

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

What is the complementary color of #191918?

The complementary color is #181819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191918 color

#191918 rgb(25, 25, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #191918 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#191918 color codes

HEX	`#191918`
RGB	`rgb(25, 25, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.72, -0.25, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.72, 0.75, 109.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.913, 0.968, 1.003)`
Decimal	`1644824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191918, 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 #191918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #191918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191918; }
.text { color: #191918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 25 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191918, #181918); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191918?: #191918 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191918?: The RGB value is 25, 25, 24: 25 red, 25 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191918?: The complementary color is #181819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.