What color is #193117?

#193117 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193117?

The RGB value is 25, 49, 23: 25 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193117?

The complementary color is #2F1731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193117 color

#193117 rgb(25, 49, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #193117 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.2% green and 9% blue (25, 49, 23).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#193117 color codes

HEX	`#193117`
RGB	`rgb(25, 49, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 53%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 53%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.76, -15.95, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.76, 21.03, 139.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.654, 2.465, 1.199)`
Decimal	`1650967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193117, 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 #193117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #193117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193117; }
.text { color: #193117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 49 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193117, #173122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #193117?: #193117 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193117?: The RGB value is 25, 49, 23: 25 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193117?: The complementary color is #2F1731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.