What color is #193D44?

#193D44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193D44?

The RGB value is 25, 61, 68: 25 red, 61 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193D44?

The complementary color is #442019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193D44 color

#193D44 rgb(25, 61, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #193D44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 23.9% green and 26.7% blue (25, 61, 68).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#193D44 color codes

HEX	`#193D44`
RGB	`rgb(25, 61, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 23.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 10%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.54, -10.48, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.54, 13.31, 218.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.113, 3.961, 6.068)`
Decimal	`1654084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193D44, 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 #193D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #193D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193d44; }
.text { color: #193d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 61 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193d44, #192744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #193D44?: #193D44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193D44?: The RGB value is 25, 61, 68: 25 red, 61 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193D44?: The complementary color is #442019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.