What color is #193422?

#193422 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 #193422?

The RGB value is 25, 52, 34: 25 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193422?

The complementary color is #34192B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193422 color

#193422 rgb(25, 52, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #193422 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 20.4% green and 13.3% blue (25, 52, 34).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#193422 color codes

HEX	`#193422`
RGB	`rgb(25, 52, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 20.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.13, -15.32, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.13, 17.4, 151.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.918, 2.778, 1.948)`
Decimal	`1651746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193422, 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 #193422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #193422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193422; }
.text { color: #193422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 52 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193422, #193430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #193422?: #193422 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 #193422?: The RGB value is 25, 52, 34: 25 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193422?: The complementary color is #34192B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.