What color is #192422?

#192422 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 #192422?

The RGB value is 25, 36, 34: 25 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192422?

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

Is black or white text better on #192422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192422 color

#192422 rgb(25, 36, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #192422 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 14.1% green and 13.3% blue (25, 36, 34).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#192422 color codes

HEX	`#192422`
RGB	`rgb(25, 36, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 14.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 31%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.13, -5.37, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.13, 5.38, 182.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.32, 1.584, 1.749)`
Decimal	`1647650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192422, 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 #192422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #192422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192422; }
.text { color: #192422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 36 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192422, #192024); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #192422?: #192422 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 #192422?: The RGB value is 25, 36, 34: 25 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192422?: The complementary color is #24191B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.