What color is #192514?

#192514 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #192514?

The RGB value is 25, 37, 20: 25 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #192514?

The complementary color is #201425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #192514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#192514 color

#192514 rgb(25, 37, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #192514 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 14.5% green and 7.8% blue (25, 37, 20).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#192514 color codes

HEX	`#192514`
RGB	`rgb(25, 37, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 14.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 46%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.11, -9.41, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.11, 13.5, 134.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.189, 1.58, 0.904)`
Decimal	`1647892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #192514, 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 #192514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#192514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #192514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #192514; }
.text { color: #192514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #192514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 37 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #192514, #142518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #192514?: #192514 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #192514?: The RGB value is 25, 37, 20: 25 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #192514?: The complementary color is #201425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #192514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.