What color is #19173F?

#19173F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19173F?

The RGB value is 25, 23, 63: 25 red, 23 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19173F?

The complementary color is #3D3F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19173F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19173F color

#19173F rgb(25, 23, 63)

Shades of black

The hex color #19173F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9% green and 24.7% blue (25, 23, 63).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 47% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#19173F color codes

HEX	`#19173F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 23, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 47%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 63%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.4, 14.48, -25.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.4, 29.2, 299.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.604, 1.178, 4.845)`
Decimal	`1644351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19173F, 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 #19173F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19173F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #19173F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19173f; }
.text { color: #19173f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19173f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 23 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19173f, #2d173f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #19173F?: #19173F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19173F?: The RGB value is 25, 23, 63: 25 red, 23 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19173F?: The complementary color is #3D3F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19173F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.