What color is #191B36?

#191B36 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 #191B36?

The RGB value is 25, 27, 54: 25 red, 27 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191B36?

The complementary color is #363419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191B36 color

#191B36 rgb(25, 27, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #191B36 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 10.6% green and 21.2% blue (25, 27, 54).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 37% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#191B36 color codes

HEX	`#191B36`
RGB	`rgb(25, 27, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 10.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 37%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 54%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 50%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.97, 8, -18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.97, 19.71, 293.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.458, 1.257, 3.655)`
Decimal	`1645366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191B36, 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 #191B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #191B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191b36; }
.text { color: #191b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 27 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191b36, #251936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #191B36?: #191B36 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 #191B36?: The RGB value is 25, 27, 54: 25 red, 27 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191B36?: The complementary color is #363419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.