What color is #191726?

#191726 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191726?

The RGB value is 25, 23, 38: 25 red, 23 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191726?

The complementary color is #242617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191726?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191726 color

#191726 rgb(25, 23, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #191726 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9% green and 14.9% blue (25, 23, 38).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 25% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#191726 color codes

HEX	`#191726`
RGB	`rgb(25, 23, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 25%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 39%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 39%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.65, 5.36, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.65, 11.3, 298.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.057, 0.959, 1.963)`
Decimal	`1644326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191726, 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 #191726	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191726 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #191726 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191726; }
.text { color: #191726; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191726; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 23 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191726, #211726); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #191726?: #191726 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191726?: The RGB value is 25, 23, 38: 25 red, 23 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191726?: The complementary color is #242617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191726?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.