What color is #192A21?

#192A21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192A21?

The RGB value is 25, 42, 33: 25 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192A21?

The complementary color is #2A1922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192A21 color

#192A21 rgb(25, 42, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #192A21 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 16.5% green and 12.9% blue (25, 42, 33).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#192A21 color codes

HEX	`#192A21`
RGB	`rgb(25, 42, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 16.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 21%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.34, -9.58, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.34, 10.26, 159.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.503, 1.972, 1.74)`
Decimal	`1649185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192A21, 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 #192A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #192A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192a21; }
.text { color: #192a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 42 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192a21, #192a2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #192A21?: #192A21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192A21?: The RGB value is 25, 42, 33: 25 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192A21?: The complementary color is #2A1922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.