What color is #191A19?

#191A19 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 #191A19?

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

What is the complementary color of #191A19?

The complementary color is #1A191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191A19 color

#191A19 rgb(25, 26, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #191A19 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.45:1).

#191A19 color codes

HEX	`#191A19`
RGB	`rgb(25, 26, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.12, -0.74, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.12, 0.91, 144.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.946, 1.016, 1.066)`
Decimal	`1645081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191A19, 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 #191A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.45:1	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 #191A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191a19; }
.text { color: #191a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 26 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191a19, #191a1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191A19?: #191A19 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 #191A19?: The RGB value is 25, 26, 25: 25 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191A19?: The complementary color is #1A191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.