What color is #3192B9?

#3192B9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3192B9?

The RGB value is 49, 146, 185: 49 red, 146 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3192B9?

The complementary color is #B95831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3192B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3192B9 color

#3192B9 rgb(49, 146, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3192B9 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 57.3% green and 72.5% blue (49, 146, 185).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 58% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Swimmer (#0A91BF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#3192B9 color codes

HEX	`#3192B9`
RGB	`rgb(49, 146, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 57.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 58%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 74%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, -14.89, -28.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 32.04, 242.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.299, 24.711, 49.589)`
Decimal	`3248825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3192B9, 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 #3192B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3192B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #3192B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3192b9; }
.text { color: #3192b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3192b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 146 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3192b9, #314eb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #3192B9?: #3192B9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3192B9?: The RGB value is 49, 146, 185: 49 red, 146 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3192B9?: The complementary color is #B95831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3192B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.