What color is #192420?

#192420 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192420?

The RGB value is 25, 36, 32: 25 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192420?

The complementary color is #24191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192420 color

#192420 rgb(25, 36, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #192420 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 14.1% green and 12.5% blue (25, 36, 32).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 18% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#192420 color codes

HEX	`#192420`
RGB	`rgb(25, 36, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 14.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 18%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 31%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.06, -5.93, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.06, 6.03, 169.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.292, 1.573, 1.602)`
Decimal	`1647648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192420, 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 #192420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #192420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192420; }
.text { color: #192420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 36 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192420, #192224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #192420?: #192420 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192420?: The RGB value is 25, 36, 32: 25 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192420?: The complementary color is #24191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.