What color is #191E29?

#191E29 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 #191E29?

The RGB value is 25, 30, 41: 25 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191E29?

The complementary color is #292419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191E29 color

#191E29 rgb(25, 30, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #191E29 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 11.8% green and 16.1% blue (25, 30, 41).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 24% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#191E29 color codes

HEX	`#191E29`
RGB	`rgb(25, 30, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 11.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 24%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 39%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.24, 1.08, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.24, 8.23, 277.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.265, 1.295, 2.281)`
Decimal	`1646121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191E29, 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 #191E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #191E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191e29; }
.text { color: #191e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 30 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191e29, #1c1929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #191E29?: #191E29 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 #191E29?: The RGB value is 25, 30, 41: 25 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191E29?: The complementary color is #292419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.