What color is #193224?

#193224 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193224?

The RGB value is 25, 50, 36: 25 red, 50 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193224?

The complementary color is #321927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193224 color

#193224 rgb(25, 50, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #193224 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 19.6% green and 14.1% blue (25, 50, 36).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#193224 color codes

HEX	`#193224`
RGB	`rgb(25, 50, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 19.6%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 50%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 28%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.43, -13.68, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.43, 14.91, 156.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.86, 2.615, 2.075)`
Decimal	`1651236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193224, 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 #193224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #193224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193224; }
.text { color: #193224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 50 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193224, #193230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #193224?: #193224 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193224?: The RGB value is 25, 50, 36: 25 red, 50 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193224?: The complementary color is #321927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.