What color is #19144E?

#19144E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19144E?

The RGB value is 25, 20, 78: 25 red, 20 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19144E?

The complementary color is #494E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19144E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19144E color

#19144E rgb(25, 20, 78)

Shades of black

The hex color #19144E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 7.8% green and 30.6% blue (25, 20, 78).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 59% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#19144E color codes

HEX	`#19144E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 20, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 7.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 59%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 74%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 74%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.97, 22.38, -34.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.97, 41.46, 302.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.026, 1.257, 7.342)`
Decimal	`1643598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19144E, 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 #19144E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19144E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #19144E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19144e; }
.text { color: #19144e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19144e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 20 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19144e, #36144e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #19144E?: #19144E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19144E?: The RGB value is 25, 20, 78: 25 red, 20 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19144E?: The complementary color is #494E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19144E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.