What color is #191B29?

#191B29 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191B29?

The RGB value is 25, 27, 41: 25 red, 27 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191B29?

The complementary color is #292719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191B29 color

#191B29 rgb(25, 27, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #191B29 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 10.6% green and 16.1% blue (25, 27, 41).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 24% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse Elixir (#1F2133), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#191B29 color codes

HEX	`#191B29`
RGB	`rgb(25, 27, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 24%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 39%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.19, 3.32, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.19, 10.33, 288.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.193, 1.151, 2.257)`
Decimal	`1645353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191B29, 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 #191B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #191B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191b29; }
.text { color: #191b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 27 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191b29, #1f1929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #191B29?: #191B29 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191B29?: The RGB value is 25, 27, 41: 25 red, 27 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191B29?: The complementary color is #292719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.