What color is #19212E?

#19212E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19212E?

The RGB value is 25, 33, 46: 25 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19212E?

The complementary color is #2E2619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19212E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19212E color

#19212E rgb(25, 33, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #19212E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 12.9% green and 18% blue (25, 33, 46).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#19212E color codes

HEX	`#19212E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 33, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 12.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 46%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 28%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.55, 0.58, -9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.55, 9.79, 273.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.438, 1.492, 2.796)`
Decimal	`1646894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19212E, 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 #19212E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19212E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #19212E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19212e; }
.text { color: #19212e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19212e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 33 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19212e, #1b192e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #19212E?: #19212E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19212E?: The RGB value is 25, 33, 46: 25 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19212E?: The complementary color is #2E2619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19212E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.