What color is #193735?

#193735 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193735?

The RGB value is 25, 55, 53: 25 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193735?

The complementary color is #37191B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193735 color

#193735 rgb(25, 55, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #193735 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 21.6% green and 20.8% blue (25, 55, 53).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#193735 color codes

HEX	`#193735`
RGB	`rgb(25, 55, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 21.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 4%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, -11.79, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 12, 190.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.409, 3.196, 3.857)`
Decimal	`1652533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193735, 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 #193735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #193735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193735; }
.text { color: #193735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 55 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193735, #192a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #193735?: #193735 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193735?: The RGB value is 25, 55, 53: 25 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193735?: The complementary color is #37191B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.