What color is #19191B?

#19191B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19191B?

The RGB value is 25, 25, 27: 25 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19191B?

The complementary color is #1B1B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19191B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19191B color

#19191B rgb(25, 25, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #19191B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9.8% green and 10.6% blue (25, 25, 27).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#19191B color codes

HEX	`#19191B`
RGB	`rgb(25, 25, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.83, 0.53, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.83, 1.49, 290.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.946, 0.981, 1.176)`
Decimal	`1644827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19191B, 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 #19191B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19191B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #19191B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19191b; }
.text { color: #19191b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19191b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 25 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19191b, #1a191b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #19191B?: #19191B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19191B?: The RGB value is 25, 25, 27: 25 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19191B?: The complementary color is #1B1B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19191B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.