What color is #192B2F?

#192B2F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192B2F?

The RGB value is 25, 43, 47: 25 red, 43 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192B2F?

The complementary color is #2F1D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192B2F color

#192B2F rgb(25, 43, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #192B2F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 16.9% green and 18.4% blue (25, 43, 47).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 31% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#192B2F color codes

HEX	`#192B2F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 43, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 16.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 31%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 9%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.2, -6.08, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.2, 7.84, 219.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.778, 2.14, 3.008)`
Decimal	`1649455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192B2F, 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 #192B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #192B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192b2f; }
.text { color: #192b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 43 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192b2f, #19202f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #192B2F?: #192B2F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192B2F?: The RGB value is 25, 43, 47: 25 red, 43 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192B2F?: The complementary color is #2F1D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.