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#192523

Jet · very dark neutral

About #192523

#192523 is a very dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 10% red, 15% green and 14% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 7.0), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #25191B (onyx), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.79:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red25
Green37
Blue35

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.0
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.0
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #192523

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #192523.
15.79:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #192523.
1.33:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #192523 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#192523
Protanopia (no red cones)
#242423
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#222223
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#162624

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #192523?

#192523 is a very dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 10% red, 15% green and 14% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #192523?

Use white text. White on #192523 has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #192523?

Its complementary colour is #25191B, and analogous partners are #19251D and #192125.