What color is #193301?

#193301 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193301?

The RGB value is 25, 51, 1: 25 red, 51 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193301?

The complementary color is #1B0133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193301?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193301 color

#193301 rgb(25, 51, 1)

Shades of green

The hex color #193301 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 20% green and 0.4% blue (25, 51, 1).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#193301 color codes

HEX	`#193301`
RGB	`rgb(25, 51, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 20%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 96%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 98%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 98%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.26, -19.79, 25.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.26, 32.01, 128.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.59, 2.576, 0.442)`
Decimal	`1651457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193301, 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 #193301	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193301 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #193301 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193301; }
.text { color: #193301; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193301; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 51 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193301, #013302); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #193301?: #193301 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193301?: The RGB value is 25, 51, 1: 25 red, 51 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193301?: The complementary color is #1B0133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193301?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.