What color is #19331C?

#19331C 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 #19331C?

The RGB value is 25, 51, 28: 25 red, 51 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19331C?

The complementary color is #331930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19331C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19331C color

#19331C rgb(25, 51, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #19331C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 20% green and 11% blue (25, 51, 28).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#19331C color codes

HEX	`#19331C`
RGB	`rgb(25, 51, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 20%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 45%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.62, -16.09, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.62, 19.81, 144.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.794, 2.658, 1.517)`
Decimal	`1651484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19331C, 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 #19331C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19331C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #19331C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19331c; }
.text { color: #19331c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19331c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 51 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19331c, #193329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #19331C?: #19331C 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 #19331C?: The RGB value is 25, 51, 28: 25 red, 51 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19331C?: The complementary color is #331930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19331C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.