What color is #19271A?

#19271A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19271A?

The RGB value is 25, 39, 26: 25 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19271A?

The complementary color is #271926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19271A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19271A color

#19271A rgb(25, 39, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #19271A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 15.3% green and 10.2% blue (25, 39, 26).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 22% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#19271A color codes

HEX	`#19271A`
RGB	`rgb(25, 39, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 15.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 22%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 36%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 33%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.01, -9.41, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.01, 11.56, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.313, 1.732, 1.242)`
Decimal	`1648410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19271A, 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 #19271A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19271A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #19271A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19271a; }
.text { color: #19271a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19271a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 39 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19271a, #192721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #19271A?: #19271A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19271A?: The RGB value is 25, 39, 26: 25 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19271A?: The complementary color is #271926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19271A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.