What color is #189250?

#189250 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #189250?

The RGB value is 24, 146, 80: 24 red, 146 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #189250?

The complementary color is #92185A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #189250?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#189250 color

#189250 rgb(24, 146, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #189250 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 57.3% green and 31.4% blue (24, 146, 80).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 72% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Moss (#009051), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#189250 color codes

HEX	`#189250`
RGB	`rgb(24, 146, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 57.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 72%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 84%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 45%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -47.2, 26.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 53.96, 151)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.102, 21.33, 11.067)`
Decimal	`1610320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #189250, 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 #189250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#189250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #189250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #189250; }
.text { color: #189250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #189250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 146 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #189250, #18928d); }

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Questions

What color is #189250?: #189250 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #189250?: The RGB value is 24, 146, 80: 24 red, 146 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #189250?: The complementary color is #92185A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #189250?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.