What color is #192F2E?

#192F2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192F2E?

The RGB value is 25, 47, 46: 25 red, 47 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192F2E?

The complementary color is #2F191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192F2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192F2E color

#192F2E rgb(25, 47, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #192F2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 18.4% green and 18% blue (25, 47, 46).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 31% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#192F2E color codes

HEX	`#192F2E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 47, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 18.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 31%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 2%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.63, -9.01, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.63, 9.26, 193.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.91, 2.437, 2.954)`
Decimal	`1650478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192F2E, 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 #192F2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192F2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #192F2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192f2e; }
.text { color: #192f2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192f2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 47 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192f2e, #19252f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #192F2E?: #192F2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192F2E?: The RGB value is 25, 47, 46: 25 red, 47 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192F2E?: The complementary color is #2F191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192F2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.