What color is #191E1D?

#191E1D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191E1D?

The RGB value is 25, 30, 29: 25 red, 30 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191E1D?

The complementary color is #1E191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191E1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191E1D color

#191E1D rgb(25, 30, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #191E1D is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11.8% green and 11.4% blue (25, 30, 29).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 9% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#191E1D color codes

HEX	`#191E1D`
RGB	`rgb(25, 30, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11.8%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 9%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 17%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.73, -2.58, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.73, 2.58, 182.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.087, 1.224, 1.341)`
Decimal	`1646109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191E1D, 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 #191E1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191E1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #191E1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191e1d; }
.text { color: #191e1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191e1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 30 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191e1d, #191d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #191E1D?: #191E1D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191E1D?: The RGB value is 25, 30, 29: 25 red, 30 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191E1D?: The complementary color is #1E191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191E1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.