What color is #19201F?

#19201F is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19201F?

The RGB value is 25, 32, 31: 25 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19201F?

The complementary color is #20191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19201F color

#19201F rgb(25, 32, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #19201F is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 12.5% green and 12.2% blue (25, 32, 31).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 12% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#19201F color codes

HEX	`#19201F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 12%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.54, -3.45, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.54, 3.47, 186.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.165, 1.339, 1.493)`
Decimal	`1646623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19201F, 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 #19201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #19201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19201f; }
.text { color: #19201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19201f, #191d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #19201F?: #19201F is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19201F?: The RGB value is 25, 32, 31: 25 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19201F?: The complementary color is #20191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.