What color is #192415?

#192415 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192415?

The RGB value is 25, 36, 21: 25 red, 36 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192415?

The complementary color is #201524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192415 color

#192415 rgb(25, 36, 21)

Shades of gray

The hex color #192415 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 14.1% green and 8.2% blue (25, 36, 21).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#192415 color codes

HEX	`#192415`
RGB	`rgb(25, 36, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 14.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 42%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 42%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.75, -8.57, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.75, 12.08, 135.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.167, 1.523, 0.942)`
Decimal	`1647637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192415, 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 #192415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #192415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192415; }
.text { color: #192415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 36 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192415, #152418); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #192415?: #192415 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192415?: The RGB value is 25, 36, 21: 25 red, 36 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192415?: The complementary color is #201524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.