What color is #19302F?

#19302F 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 #19302F?

The RGB value is 25, 48, 47: 25 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19302F?

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

Is black or white text better on #19302F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19302F color

#19302F rgb(25, 48, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #19302F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 18.8% green and 18.4% blue (25, 48, 47).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#19302F color codes

HEX	`#19302F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 48, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 18.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 48%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, -9.34, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 9.59, 193.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.971, 2.526, 3.072)`
Decimal	`1650735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19302F, 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 #19302F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19302F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #19302F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19302f; }
.text { color: #19302f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19302f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 48 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19302f, #192530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #19302F?: #19302F 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 #19302F?: The RGB value is 25, 48, 47: 25 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19302F?: The complementary color is #30191A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19302F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.