What color is #19253B?

#19253B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19253B?

The RGB value is 25, 37, 59: 25 red, 37 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19253B?

The complementary color is #3B2F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19253B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19253B color

#19253B rgb(25, 37, 59)

Shades of blue

The hex color #19253B is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 14.5% green and 23.1% blue (25, 37, 59).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#19253B color codes

HEX	`#19253B`
RGB	`rgb(25, 37, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 14.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 58%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.65, 2.41, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.65, 15.94, 278.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.852, 1.845, 4.395)`
Decimal	`1647931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19253B, 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 #19253B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19253B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #19253B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19253b; }
.text { color: #19253b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19253b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 37 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19253b, #1e193b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #19253B?: #19253B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19253B?: The RGB value is 25, 37, 59: 25 red, 37 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19253B?: The complementary color is #3B2F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19253B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.