What color is #19311E?

#19311E 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 #19311E?

The RGB value is 25, 49, 30: 25 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19311E?

The complementary color is #31192C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19311E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19311E color

#19311E rgb(25, 49, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #19311E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.2% green and 11.8% blue (25, 49, 30).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#19311E color codes

HEX	`#19311E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 49, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 49%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 39%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.9, -14.53, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.9, 17.24, 147.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.733, 2.497, 1.619)`
Decimal	`1650974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19311E, 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 #19311E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19311E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #19311E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19311e; }
.text { color: #19311e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19311e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 49 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19311e, #19312a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #19311E?: #19311E 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 #19311E?: The RGB value is 25, 49, 30: 25 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19311E?: The complementary color is #31192C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19311E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.