What color is #192215?

#192215 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192215?

The RGB value is 25, 34, 21: 25 red, 34 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192215?

The complementary color is #1E1522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192215 color

#192215 rgb(25, 34, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #192215 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 13.3% green and 8.2% blue (25, 34, 21).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#192215 color codes

HEX	`#192215`
RGB	`rgb(25, 34, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 13.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 38%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.99, -7.27, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.99, 10.43, 134.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.108, 1.405, 0.922)`
Decimal	`1647125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192215, 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 #192215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #192215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192215; }
.text { color: #192215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 34 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192215, #152218); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #192215?: #192215 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192215?: The RGB value is 25, 34, 21: 25 red, 34 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192215?: The complementary color is #1E1522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.