What color is #192841?

#192841 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 #192841?

The RGB value is 25, 40, 65: 25 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192841?

The complementary color is #413219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192841 color

#192841 rgb(25, 40, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #192841 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 15.7% green and 25.5% blue (25, 40, 65).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 44% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 38% 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 14.78:1).

#192841 color codes

HEX	`#192841`
RGB	`rgb(25, 40, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 15.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 44%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 62%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 38%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.03, 2.53, -17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.03, 17.95, 278.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.114, 2.106, 5.295)`
Decimal	`1648705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192841, 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 #192841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #192841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192841; }
.text { color: #192841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 40 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192841, #1e1941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #192841?: #192841 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 #192841?: The RGB value is 25, 40, 65: 25 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192841?: The complementary color is #413219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.