What color is #193444?

#193444 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193444?

The RGB value is 25, 52, 68: 25 red, 52 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193444?

The complementary color is #442919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193444 color

#193444 rgb(25, 52, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #193444 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 20.4% green and 26.7% blue (25, 52, 68).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#193444 color codes

HEX	`#193444`
RGB	`rgb(25, 52, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 20.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 24%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, -4.7, -13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 13.9, 250.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.672, 3.08, 5.921)`
Decimal	`1651780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193444, 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 #193444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #193444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193444; }
.text { color: #193444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 52 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193444, #191e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #193444?: #193444 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193444?: The RGB value is 25, 52, 68: 25 red, 52 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193444?: The complementary color is #442919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.