What color is #192235?

#192235 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192235?

The RGB value is 25, 34, 53: 25 red, 34 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192235?

The complementary color is #352C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192235 color

#192235 rgb(25, 34, 53)

Shades of blue

The hex color #192235 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 13.3% green and 20.8% blue (25, 34, 53).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#192235 color codes

HEX	`#192235`
RGB	`rgb(25, 34, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 13.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 53%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 36%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.28, 2.36, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.28, 13.87, 279.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.615, 1.608, 3.593)`
Decimal	`1647157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192235, 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 #192235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #192235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192235; }
.text { color: #192235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 34 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192235, #1e1935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #192235?: #192235 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192235?: The RGB value is 25, 34, 53: 25 red, 34 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192235?: The complementary color is #352C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.