What color is #19302E?

#19302E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19302E?

The RGB value is 25, 48, 46: 25 red, 48 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19302E?

The complementary color is #30191B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19302E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19302E color

#19302E rgb(25, 48, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #19302E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 18.8% green and 18% blue (25, 48, 46).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#19302E color codes

HEX	`#19302E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 48, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 18.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 48%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 4%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18, -9.65, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18, 9.77, 189.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.951, 2.518, 2.967)`
Decimal	`1650734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19302E, 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 #19302E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19302E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #19302E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19302e; }
.text { color: #19302e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19302e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 48 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19302e, #192630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #19302E?: #19302E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19302E?: The RGB value is 25, 48, 46: 25 red, 48 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19302E?: The complementary color is #30191B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19302E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.