What color is #193E6F?

#193E6F 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 #193E6F?

The RGB value is 25, 62, 111: 25 red, 62 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193E6F?

The complementary color is #6F4A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193E6F color

#193E6F rgb(25, 62, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #193E6F is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 24.3% green and 43.5% blue (25, 62, 111).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#193E6F color codes

HEX	`#193E6F`
RGB	`rgb(25, 62, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 24.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 44%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, 5.54, -32.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 32.67, 279.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.992, 4.799, 15.699)`
Decimal	`1654383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193E6F, 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 #193E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #193E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193e6f; }
.text { color: #193e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 62 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193e6f, #1f196f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #193E6F?: #193E6F 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 #193E6F?: The RGB value is 25, 62, 111: 25 red, 62 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193E6F?: The complementary color is #6F4A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.