What color is #193033?

#193033 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193033?

The RGB value is 25, 48, 51: 25 red, 48 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193033?

The complementary color is #331C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193033 color

#193033 rgb(25, 48, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #193033 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 18.8% green and 20% blue (25, 48, 51).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#193033 color codes

HEX	`#193033`
RGB	`rgb(25, 48, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 18.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 6%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.19, -8.05, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.19, 9.35, 210.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.055, 2.559, 3.517)`
Decimal	`1650739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193033, 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 #193033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #193033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193033; }
.text { color: #193033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 48 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193033, #192333); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #193033?: #193033 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193033?: The RGB value is 25, 48, 51: 25 red, 48 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193033?: The complementary color is #331C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.