What color is #194678?

#194678 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #194678?

The RGB value is 25, 70, 120: 25 red, 70 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194678?

The complementary color is #784B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194678 color

#194678 rgb(25, 70, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #194678 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 27.5% green and 47.1% blue (25, 70, 120).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 66% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#194678 color codes

HEX	`#194678`
RGB	`rgb(25, 70, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 27.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 66%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 79%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 42%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, 3.75, -32.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 33.13, 276.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.98, 5.942, 18.597)`
Decimal	`1656440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194678, 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 #194678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #194678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194678; }
.text { color: #194678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 70 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194678, #1b1978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #194678?: #194678 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #194678?: The RGB value is 25, 70, 120: 25 red, 70 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194678?: The complementary color is #784B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.