What color is #191E26?

#191E26 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191E26?

The RGB value is 25, 30, 38: 25 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191E26?

The complementary color is #262119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191E26 color

#191E26 rgb(25, 30, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #191E26 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11.8% green and 14.9% blue (25, 30, 38).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 21% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#191E26 color codes

HEX	`#191E26`
RGB	`rgb(25, 30, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 21%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 34%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 21%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.1, 0.1, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.1, 6.18, 270.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.215, 1.275, 2.015)`
Decimal	`1646118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191E26, 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 #191E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #191E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191e26; }
.text { color: #191e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 30 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191e26, #1a1926); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #191E26?: #191E26 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191E26?: The RGB value is 25, 30, 38: 25 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191E26?: The complementary color is #262119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.