What color is #191F46?

#191F46 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 #191F46?

The RGB value is 25, 31, 70: 25 red, 31 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #191F46?

The complementary color is #464019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #191F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#191F46 color

#191F46 rgb(25, 31, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #191F46 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 12.2% green and 27.5% blue (25, 31, 70).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#191F46 color codes

HEX	`#191F46`
RGB	`rgb(25, 31, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 12.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 56%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.4, 11.21, -25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.4, 27.78, 293.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.996, 1.629, 6.002)`
Decimal	`1646406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #191F46, 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 #191F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#191F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #191F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #191f46; }
.text { color: #191f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 31 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #191f46, #291946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #191F46?: #191F46 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 #191F46?: The RGB value is 25, 31, 70: 25 red, 31 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #191F46?: The complementary color is #464019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #191F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.