What color is #19162B?

#19162B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19162B?

The RGB value is 25, 22, 43: 25 red, 22 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19162B?

The complementary color is #282B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19162B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19162B color

#19162B rgb(25, 22, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #19162B is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 8.6% green and 16.9% blue (25, 22, 43).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#19162B color codes

HEX	`#19162B`
RGB	`rgb(25, 22, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 8.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 49%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.61, 7.83, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.61, 15.8, 299.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.124, 0.955, 2.41)`
Decimal	`1644075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19162B, 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 #19162B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19162B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #19162B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19162b; }
.text { color: #19162b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19162b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 22 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19162b, #23162b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #19162B?: #19162B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19162B?: The RGB value is 25, 22, 43: 25 red, 22 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19162B?: The complementary color is #282B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19162B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.