What color is #191D37?

#191D37 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 #191D37?

The RGB value is 25, 29, 55: 25 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191D37?

The complementary color is #373319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191D37 color

#191D37 rgb(25, 29, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #191D37 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11.4% green and 21.6% blue (25, 29, 55).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#191D37 color codes

HEX	`#191D37`
RGB	`rgb(25, 29, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 47%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.7, 6.86, -17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.7, 18.87, 291.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.53, 1.361, 3.796)`
Decimal	`1645879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191D37, 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 #191D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #191D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191d37; }
.text { color: #191d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 29 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191d37, #241937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #191D37?: #191D37 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 #191D37?: The RGB value is 25, 29, 55: 25 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191D37?: The complementary color is #373319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.