#19221E

Closest named color: Jet (#212529). oklch(24.2% 0.015 166.3), rgb(25, 34, 30).

White text reads best on this color (16.29:1).

About this color

#19221E is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 24%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Jet (#212529), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 16.29:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very dark (24%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Jet (#212529)
Black text	1.28:1
White text	16.29:1

Values

HEX	#19221E
RGB	rgb(25, 34, 30)
HSL	hsl(153, 15%, 12%)
OKLCH	oklch(24.2% 0.015 166.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #19221E	16.29:1	AAA	Lc -105.7	Preferred for body text
Black text on #19221E	1.28:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#19221E text on white	16.29:1	AAA	Lc 103.2	Preferred for body text
#19221E text on black	1.28:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F5

oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
Step 100
100

#E7EBE9

oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
Step 200
200

#D3DBD7

oklch(88.4% 0.01 164.8)
Step 300
300

#B6C4BE

oklch(80.8% 0.017 168.4)
Step 400
400

#91A79D

oklch(70.8% 0.028 166.4)
Step 500
500

#759184

oklch(63.1% 0.037 165.3)
Step 600
600

#5E7B6E

oklch(55.6% 0.039 165.8)
Step 700
700

#4D685C

oklch(49.2% 0.037 165.8)
Step 800
800

#3F554B

oklch(42.8% 0.032 165.3)
Step 900
900

#36463F

oklch(37.8% 0.024 166.6)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#19221E

oklch(24.2% 0.015 166.3)

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#19221E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#22211E	0.016
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#20201E	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#172221	0.006
Achromatopsia (no color)	#202020	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #19221E, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #19221E in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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