What color is #194441?

#194441 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #194441?

The RGB value is 25, 68, 65: 25 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194441?

The complementary color is #44191C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194441 color

#194441 rgb(25, 68, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #194441 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 26.7% green and 25.5% blue (25, 68, 65).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#194441 color codes

HEX	`#194441`
RGB	`rgb(25, 68, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 26.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.93, -15.63, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.93, 15.85, 189.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.422, 4.722, 5.731)`
Decimal	`1655873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194441, 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 #194441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #194441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194441; }
.text { color: #194441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 68 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194441, #193144); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #194441?: #194441 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #194441?: The RGB value is 25, 68, 65: 25 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194441?: The complementary color is #44191C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.