What color is #192A4A?

#192A4A 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 #192A4A?

The RGB value is 25, 42, 74: 25 red, 42 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192A4A?

The complementary color is #4A3919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192A4A color

#192A4A rgb(25, 42, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #192A4A is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 16.5% green and 29% blue (25, 42, 74).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#192A4A color codes

HEX	`#192A4A`
RGB	`rgb(25, 42, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 16.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 43%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.26, 4.64, -22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.26, 22.5, 281.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.464, 2.357, 6.802)`
Decimal	`1649226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192A4A, 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 #192A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #192A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192a4a; }
.text { color: #192a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 42 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192a4a, #20194a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #192A4A?: #192A4A 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 #192A4A?: The RGB value is 25, 42, 74: 25 red, 42 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192A4A?: The complementary color is #4A3919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.