What color is #193940?

#193940 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193940?

The RGB value is 25, 57, 64: 25 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193940?

The complementary color is #402019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193940 color

#193940 rgb(25, 57, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #193940 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 22.4% green and 25.1% blue (25, 57, 64).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#193940 color codes

HEX	`#193940`
RGB	`rgb(25, 57, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 22.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 61%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 11%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.95, -9.38, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.95, 12.29, 220.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.789, 3.503, 5.379)`
Decimal	`1653056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193940, 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 #193940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #193940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193940; }
.text { color: #193940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 57 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193940, #192640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #193940?: #193940 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193940?: The RGB value is 25, 57, 64: 25 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193940?: The complementary color is #402019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.