What color is #193234?

#193234 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 #193234?

The RGB value is 25, 50, 52: 25 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193234?

The complementary color is #341B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193234 color

#193234 rgb(25, 50, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #193234 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.6% green and 20.4% blue (25, 50, 52).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#193234 color codes

HEX	`#193234`
RGB	`rgb(25, 50, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 4%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, -9.01, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 9.98, 205.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.161, 2.736, 3.662)`
Decimal	`1651252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193234, 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 #193234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #193234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193234; }
.text { color: #193234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 50 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193234, #192434); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #193234?: #193234 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 #193234?: The RGB value is 25, 50, 52: 25 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193234?: The complementary color is #341B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.