What color is #191A10?

#191A10 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191A10?

The RGB value is 25, 26, 16: 25 red, 26 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191A10?

The complementary color is #11101A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191A10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191A10 color

#191A10 rgb(25, 26, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #191A10 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 10.2% green and 6.3% blue (25, 26, 16).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 24% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#191A10 color codes

HEX	`#191A10`
RGB	`rgb(25, 26, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.2%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 24%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 38%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.85, -2.76, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.85, 6.77, 114.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.864, 0.983, 0.634)`
Decimal	`1645072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191A10, 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 #191A10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191A10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #191A10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191a10; }
.text { color: #191a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191a10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 26 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191a10, #141a10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191A10?: #191A10 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191A10?: The RGB value is 25, 26, 16: 25 red, 26 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191A10?: The complementary color is #11101A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191A10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.