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#190A01 Color

#190A01 is rgb(25, 10, 1) in RGB, hsl(23, 92%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 96%, 90%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Licorice (#1A1110), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#190A01
HEX#190A01
RGBrgb(25, 10, 1)
HSLhsl(23, 92%, 5%)
HSVhsv(23, 96%, 10%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 96%, 90%)
OKLCHoklch(16.5% 0.035 59.8)
LABlab(3.94% 5.05 5.57)
LCHlch(3.94% 7.51 47.80)

What #190A01 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #190A01, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#190A01 Channel Values

How #190A01 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 25 · G 10 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 92% · L 5%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 96% · V 10%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 96% · K 90%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.35:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #190A01 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #190A01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #190A01; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #190A01

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #190A01 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#190A01
Protanopia#0D0D01
Protanomaly#130C01
Deuteranopia#101000
Deuteranomaly#140E01
Tritanopia#1A0909
Tritanomaly#190906
Achromatopsia#0E0E0E

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Using #190A01 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-190a01: #190A01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #190A01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-190a01': '#190A01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.098, green: 0.039, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_190a01">#190A01</color>
SVG fillfill="#190A01"

More Brown Colors

#190A01 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#190A01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #190A01?

#190A01 is a darkest brown — rgb(25, 10, 1) in RGB and hsl(23, 92%, 5%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Licorice (#1A1110), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #190A01?

#190A01 is rgb(25, 10, 1) — red 25, green 10, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #190A01?

#190A01 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 96%, 90%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #190A01 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #190A01 scores 19.35:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #190A01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #190A01 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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