What color is #191B02?

#191B02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191B02?

The RGB value is 25, 27, 2: 25 red, 27 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191B02?

The complementary color is #04021B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191B02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191B02 color

#191B02 rgb(25, 27, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #191B02 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 10.6% green and 0.8% blue (25, 27, 2).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 86% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#191B02 color codes

HEX	`#191B02`
RGB	`rgb(25, 27, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.6%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 86%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 93%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 93%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.95, -5.65, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.95, 13.69, 114.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.804, 0.995, 0.207)`
Decimal	`1645314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191B02, 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 #191B02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191B02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #191B02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191b02; }
.text { color: #191b02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191b02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 27 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191b02, #0c1b02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191B02?: #191B02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191B02?: The RGB value is 25, 27, 2: 25 red, 27 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191B02?: The complementary color is #04021B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191B02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.