What color is #191C12?

#191C12 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191C12?

The RGB value is 25, 28, 18: 25 red, 28 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191C12?

The complementary color is #15121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191C12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191C12 color

#191C12 rgb(25, 28, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #191C12 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11% green and 7.1% blue (25, 28, 18).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 22% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#191C12 color codes

HEX	`#191C12`
RGB	`rgb(25, 28, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 22%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 36%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.65, -3.79, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.65, 7.23, 121.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.925, 1.081, 0.732)`
Decimal	`1645586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191C12, 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 #191C12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191C12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #191C12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191c12; }
.text { color: #191c12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191c12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 28 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191c12, #141c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191C12?: #191C12 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191C12?: The RGB value is 25, 28, 18: 25 red, 28 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191C12?: The complementary color is #15121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191C12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.