What color is #19283E?

#19283E 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 #19283E?

The RGB value is 25, 40, 62: 25 red, 40 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19283E?

The complementary color is #3E2F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19283E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19283E color

#19283E rgb(25, 40, 62)

Shades of blue

The hex color #19283E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 15.7% green and 24.3% blue (25, 40, 62).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#19283E color codes

HEX	`#19283E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 40, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 15.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 35%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.86, 1.37, -15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.86, 16.02, 274.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.029, 2.072, 4.849)`
Decimal	`1648702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19283E, 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 #19283E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19283E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #19283E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19283e; }
.text { color: #19283e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19283e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 40 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19283e, #1c193e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #19283E?: #19283E 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 #19283E?: The RGB value is 25, 40, 62: 25 red, 40 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19283E?: The complementary color is #3E2F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19283E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.