What color is #193217?

#193217 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 #193217?

The RGB value is 25, 50, 23: 25 red, 50 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193217?

The complementary color is #301732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193217 color

#193217 rgb(25, 50, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #193217 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.6% green and 9% blue (25, 50, 23).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#193217 color codes

HEX	`#193217`
RGB	`rgb(25, 50, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 54%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.14, -16.5, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.14, 21.77, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.696, 2.55, 1.213)`
Decimal	`1651223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193217, 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 #193217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #193217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193217; }
.text { color: #193217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 50 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193217, #173222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #193217?: #193217 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 #193217?: The RGB value is 25, 50, 23: 25 red, 50 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193217?: The complementary color is #301732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.