What color is #191B19?

#191B19 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 #191B19?

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

What is the complementary color of #191B19?

The complementary color is #1B191B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191B19 color

#191B19 rgb(25, 27, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #191B19 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.32:1).

#191B19 color codes

HEX	`#191B19`
RGB	`rgb(25, 27, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.49, -1.47, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.49, 1.81, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.968, 1.061, 1.073)`
Decimal	`1645337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191B19, 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 #191B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #191B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191b19; }
.text { color: #191b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 27 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191b19, #191b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191B19?: #191B19 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 #191B19?: The RGB value is 25, 27, 25: 25 red, 27 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191B19?: The complementary color is #1B191B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.