What color is #193D72?

#193D72 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193D72?

The RGB value is 25, 61, 114: 25 red, 61 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193D72?

The complementary color is #724E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193D72 color

#193D72 rgb(25, 61, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #193D72 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 23.9% green and 44.7% blue (25, 61, 114).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 64% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#193D72 color codes

HEX	`#193D72`
RGB	`rgb(25, 61, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 23.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 64%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 78%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 46%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, 7.47, -34.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 35.1, 282.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.106, 4.758, 16.566)`
Decimal	`1654130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193D72, 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 #193D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #193D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193d72; }
.text { color: #193d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 61 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193d72, #211972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #193D72?: #193D72 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193D72?: The RGB value is 25, 61, 114: 25 red, 61 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193D72?: The complementary color is #724E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.