What color is #192C46?

#192C46 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192C46?

The RGB value is 25, 44, 70: 25 red, 44 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192C46?

The complementary color is #463319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192C46 color

#192C46 rgb(25, 44, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #192C46 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 17.3% green and 27.5% blue (25, 44, 70).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#192C46 color codes

HEX	`#192C46`
RGB	`rgb(25, 44, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 17.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 37%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.69, 1.6, -18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.69, 18.67, 274.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.407, 2.45, 6.139)`
Decimal	`1649734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192C46, 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 #192C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #192C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192c46; }
.text { color: #192c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 44 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192c46, #1d1946); }

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Questions

What color is #192C46?: #192C46 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192C46?: The RGB value is 25, 44, 70: 25 red, 44 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192C46?: The complementary color is #463319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.