What color is #191E28?

#191E28 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #191E28?

The RGB value is 25, 30, 40: 25 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191E28?

The complementary color is #282319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191E28 color

#191E28 rgb(25, 30, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #191E28 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11.8% green and 15.7% blue (25, 30, 40).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#191E28 color codes

HEX	`#191E28`
RGB	`rgb(25, 30, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 38%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 25%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.19, 0.75, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.19, 7.54, 275.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.248, 1.288, 2.19)`
Decimal	`1646120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191E28, 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 #191E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #191E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191e28; }
.text { color: #191e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 30 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191e28, #1c1928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #191E28?: #191E28 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #191E28?: The RGB value is 25, 30, 40: 25 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191E28?: The complementary color is #282319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.