What color is #193233?

#193233 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 #193233?

The RGB value is 25, 50, 51: 25 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193233?

The complementary color is #331A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193233 color

#193233 rgb(25, 50, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #193233 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.6% green and 20% blue (25, 50, 51).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#193233 color codes

HEX	`#193233`
RGB	`rgb(25, 50, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 2%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.91, -9.33, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.91, 10.03, 201.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.139, 2.727, 3.545)`
Decimal	`1651251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193233, 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 #193233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #193233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193233; }
.text { color: #193233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 50 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193233, #192533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #193233?: #193233 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 #193233?: The RGB value is 25, 50, 51: 25 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193233?: The complementary color is #331A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.