What color is #192D31?

#192D31 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192D31?

The RGB value is 25, 45, 49: 25 red, 45 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192D31?

The complementary color is #311D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192D31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192D31 color

#192D31 rgb(25, 45, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #192D31 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 17.6% green and 19.2% blue (25, 45, 49).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#192D31 color codes

HEX	`#192D31`
RGB	`rgb(25, 45, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 17.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 49%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.01, -6.75, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.01, 8.48, 217.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.893, 2.305, 3.25)`
Decimal	`1649969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192D31, 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 #192D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192D31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #192D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192d31; }
.text { color: #192d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 45 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192d31, #192131); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #192D31?: #192D31 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192D31?: The RGB value is 25, 45, 49: 25 red, 45 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192D31?: The complementary color is #311D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192D31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.