What color is #192A2B?

#192A2B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192A2B?

The RGB value is 25, 42, 43: 25 red, 42 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192A2B?

The complementary color is #2B1A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192A2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192A2B color

#192A2B rgb(25, 42, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #192A2B is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 16.5% green and 16.9% blue (25, 42, 43).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 26% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#192A2B color codes

HEX	`#192A2B`
RGB	`rgb(25, 42, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 16.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 26%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 42%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 2%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.68, -6.7, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.68, 7.3, 203.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.665, 2.037, 2.59)`
Decimal	`1649195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192A2B, 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 #192A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192A2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #192A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192a2b; }
.text { color: #192a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 42 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192a2b, #19212b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #192A2B?: #192A2B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192A2B?: The RGB value is 25, 42, 43: 25 red, 42 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192A2B?: The complementary color is #2B1A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192A2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.