What color is #191C2A?

#191C2A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191C2A?

The RGB value is 25, 28, 42: 25 red, 28 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191C2A?

The complementary color is #2A2719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191C2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191C2A color

#191C2A rgb(25, 28, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #191C2A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11% green and 16.5% blue (25, 28, 42).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse Elixir (#1F2133), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#191C2A color codes

HEX	`#191C2A`
RGB	`rgb(25, 28, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 33%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.59, 2.91, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.59, 10.32, 286.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.234, 1.204, 2.357)`
Decimal	`1645610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191C2A, 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 #191C2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191C2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #191C2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191c2a; }
.text { color: #191c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191c2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 28 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191c2a, #1f192a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #191C2A?: #191C2A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191C2A?: The RGB value is 25, 28, 42: 25 red, 28 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191C2A?: The complementary color is #2A2719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191C2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.