What color is #191C46?

#191C46 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191C46?

The RGB value is 25, 28, 70: 25 red, 28 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191C46?

The complementary color is #464319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191C46 color

#191C46 rgb(25, 28, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #191C46 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11% green and 27.5% blue (25, 28, 70).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#191C46 color codes

HEX	`#191C46`
RGB	`rgb(25, 28, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 60%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.48, 13.46, -26.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.48, 30.1, 296.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.921, 1.479, 5.977)`
Decimal	`1645638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191C46, 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 #191C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #191C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191c46; }
.text { color: #191c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 28 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191c46, #2d1946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #191C46?: #191C46 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191C46?: The RGB value is 25, 28, 70: 25 red, 28 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191C46?: The complementary color is #464319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.