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#192525

Jet · very dark neutral

About #192525

With the hex code #192525, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 10% red, 15% green and 15% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Jet — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #251919, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.76:1).

Colour codes

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Decimal
CSS
Red25
Green37
Blue37

Closest named colours

Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 6.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.3
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #192525

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on jet #192525.
15.76:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on jet #192525.
1.33:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #192525 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#192525
Protanopia (no red cones)
#232425
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#212225
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#152625

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #192525?

With the hex code #192525, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 10% red, 15% green and 15% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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 #192525?

Use white text. White on #192525 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #192525?

Its complementary colour is #251919, and analogous partners are #19251F and #191F25.