What color is #192A45?

#192A45 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 #192A45?

The RGB value is 25, 42, 69: 25 red, 42 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192A45?

The complementary color is #453419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192A45 color

#192A45 rgb(25, 42, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #192A45 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 16.5% green and 27.1% blue (25, 42, 69).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#192A45 color codes

HEX	`#192A45`
RGB	`rgb(25, 42, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 16.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 39%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.95, 2.65, -19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.95, 19.27, 277.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.303, 2.292, 5.95)`
Decimal	`1649221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192A45, 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 #192A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #192A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192a45; }
.text { color: #192a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 42 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192a45, #1e1945); }

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Questions

What color is #192A45?: #192A45 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 #192A45?: The RGB value is 25, 42, 69: 25 red, 42 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192A45?: The complementary color is #453419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.