What color is #191937?

#191937 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191937?

The RGB value is 25, 25, 55: 25 red, 25 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191937?

The complementary color is #373719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191937 color

#191937 rgb(25, 25, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #191937 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 9.8% green and 21.6% blue (25, 25, 55).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#191937 color codes

HEX	`#191937`
RGB	`rgb(25, 25, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 9.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 55%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.39, 9.9, -19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.39, 22.01, 296.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.438, 1.178, 3.765)`
Decimal	`1644855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191937, 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 #191937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	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 #191937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191937; }
.text { color: #191937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 25 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191937, #281937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #191937?: #191937 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191937?: The RGB value is 25, 25, 55: 25 red, 25 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191937?: The complementary color is #373719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.