What color is #193531?

#193531 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193531?

The RGB value is 25, 53, 49: 25 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193531?

The complementary color is #35191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193531 color

#193531 rgb(25, 53, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #193531 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 20.8% green and 19.2% blue (25, 53, 49).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#193531 color codes

HEX	`#193531`
RGB	`rgb(25, 53, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 20.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 53%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.94, -11.82, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.94, 11.84, 183.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.228, 2.974, 3.362)`
Decimal	`1652017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193531, 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 #193531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #193531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193531; }
.text { color: #193531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 53 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193531, #192b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #193531?: #193531 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193531?: The RGB value is 25, 53, 49: 25 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193531?: The complementary color is #35191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.