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#192522

Jet · very dark neutral

About #192522

With the hex code #192522, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 10% red, 15% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 85% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #25191C, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.80:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red25
Green37
Blue34

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.5
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 10.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #192522

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #192522.
15.80:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #192522.
1.33:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #192522 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#192522
Protanopia (no red cones)
#242422
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#222222
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#162524

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #192522?

With the hex code #192522, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 10% red, 15% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 85% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #192522?

Use white text. White on #192522 has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #192522?

Its complementary colour is #25191C, and analogous partners are #19251C and #192225.