What color is #193340?

#193340 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 #193340?

The RGB value is 25, 51, 64: 25 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193340?

The complementary color is #402619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193340 color

#193340 rgb(25, 51, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #193340 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 20% green and 25.1% blue (25, 51, 64).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#193340 color codes

HEX	`#193340`
RGB	`rgb(25, 51, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 20%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 61%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 20%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.82, -5.5, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.82, 12.48, 243.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.51, 2.944, 5.286)`
Decimal	`1651520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193340, 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 #193340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #193340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193340; }
.text { color: #193340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 51 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193340, #191f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #193340?: #193340 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 #193340?: The RGB value is 25, 51, 64: 25 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193340?: The complementary color is #402619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.