What color is #139138?

#139138 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Green Revolution. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #139138?

The RGB value is 19, 145, 56: 19 red, 145 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #139138?

The complementary color is #91136C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #139138?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#139138 color

#139138 rgb(19, 145, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #139138 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 56.9% green and 22% blue (19, 145, 56).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 77% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Green Revolution (#009944), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#139138 color codes

HEX	`#139138`
RGB	`rgb(19, 145, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 56.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 77%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 87%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 61%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.59, -51.2, 37.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.59, 63.51, 143.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.107, 20.673, 7.146)`
Decimal	`1282360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #139138, 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 #139138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#139138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #139138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #139138; }
.text { color: #139138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #139138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 145 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #139138, #139177); }

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Questions

What color is #139138?: #139138 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Green Revolution. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #139138?: The RGB value is 19, 145, 56: 19 red, 145 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #139138?: The complementary color is #91136C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #139138?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.