What color is #195905?

#195905 is a very dark, vivid green known as Lincoln Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lincoln Green?

The RGB value is 25, 89, 5: 25 red, 89 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lincoln Green?

The complementary color is #450559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195905?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lincoln Green color: hex code #195905

#195905 rgb(25, 89, 5)

Shades of green

Lincoln Green has the hex code #195905. It is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 34.9% green and 2% blue (25, 89, 5).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 89% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

Lincoln Green (#195905) color codes

HEX	`#195905`
RGB	`rgb(25, 89, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 34.9%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 89%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 94%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 94%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, -35.63, 37.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 51.72, 133.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4, 7.362, 1.354)`
Decimal	`1661189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lincoln Green, 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 #195905	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195905 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #195905 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195905; }
.text { color: #195905; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195905; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 89 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195905, #05591b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #195905 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #195905?: #195905 is a very dark, vivid green known as Lincoln Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lincoln Green?: The RGB value is 25, 89, 5: 25 red, 89 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lincoln Green?: The complementary color is #450559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195905?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.