What color is #192C37?

#192C37 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192C37?

The RGB value is 25, 44, 55: 25 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192C37?

The complementary color is #372419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192C37 color

#192C37 rgb(25, 44, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #192C37 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 17.3% green and 21.6% blue (25, 44, 55).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#192C37 color codes

HEX	`#192C37`
RGB	`rgb(25, 44, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 17.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 20%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.91, -4.03, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.91, 10.28, 246.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.991, 2.284, 3.95)`
Decimal	`1649719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192C37, 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 #192C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #192C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192c37; }
.text { color: #192c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 44 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192c37, #191d37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #192C37?: #192C37 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192C37?: The RGB value is 25, 44, 55: 25 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192C37?: The complementary color is #372419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.