What color is #193135?

#193135 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 #193135?

The RGB value is 25, 49, 53: 25 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193135?

The complementary color is #351D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193135 color

#193135 rgb(25, 49, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #193135 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.2% green and 20.8% blue (25, 49, 53).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#193135 color codes

HEX	`#193135`
RGB	`rgb(25, 49, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 53%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 8%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, -8.04, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 9.72, 214.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.142, 2.66, 3.768)`
Decimal	`1650997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193135, 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 #193135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #193135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193135; }
.text { color: #193135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 49 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193135, #192335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #193135?: #193135 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 #193135?: The RGB value is 25, 49, 53: 25 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193135?: The complementary color is #351D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.