What color is #191D0E?

#191D0E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191D0E?

The RGB value is 25, 29, 14: 25 red, 29 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191D0E?

The complementary color is #120E1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191D0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191D0E color

#191D0E rgb(25, 29, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #191D0E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11.4% green and 5.5% blue (25, 29, 14).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 35% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#191D0E color codes

HEX	`#191D0E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 29, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 35%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 52%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 52%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.93, -5.23, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.93, 10.23, 120.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.92, 1.117, 0.583)`
Decimal	`1645838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191D0E, 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 #191D0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191D0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #191D0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191d0e; }
.text { color: #191d0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191d0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 29 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191d0e, #121d0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191D0E?: #191D0E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191D0E?: The RGB value is 25, 29, 14: 25 red, 29 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191D0E?: The complementary color is #120E1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191D0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.