What color is #19323F?

#19323F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19323F?

The RGB value is 25, 50, 63: 25 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19323F?

The complementary color is #3F2619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19323F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19323F color

#19323F rgb(25, 50, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #19323F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.6% green and 24.7% blue (25, 50, 63).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#19323F color codes

HEX	`#19323F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 50, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.42, -5.2, -11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.42, 12.29, 244.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.438, 2.847, 5.123)`
Decimal	`1651263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19323F, 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 #19323F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19323F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #19323F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19323f; }
.text { color: #19323f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19323f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 50 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19323f, #191f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #19323F?: #19323F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19323F?: The RGB value is 25, 50, 63: 25 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19323F?: The complementary color is #3F2619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19323F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.