What color is #19253F?

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

What is the RGB value of #19253F?

The RGB value is 25, 37, 63: 25 red, 37 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19253F?

The complementary color is #3F3319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19253F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19253F color

#19253F rgb(25, 37, 63)

Shades of blue

The hex color #19253F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 14.5% green and 24.7% blue (25, 37, 63).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#19253F color codes

HEX	`#19253F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 37, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 14.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 41%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.89, 3.95, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.89, 18.61, 282.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.959, 1.889, 4.963)`
Decimal	`1647935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19253F, 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 #19253F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19253F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #19253F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19253f; }
.text { color: #19253f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19253f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 37 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19253f, #20193f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #19253F?: #19253F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19253F?: The RGB value is 25, 37, 63: 25 red, 37 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19253F?: The complementary color is #3F3319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19253F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.