What color is #19371D?

#19371D 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 #19371D?

The RGB value is 25, 55, 29: 25 red, 55 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19371D?

The complementary color is #371933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19371D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19371D color

#19371D rgb(25, 55, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #19371D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 21.6% green and 11.4% blue (25, 55, 29).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#19371D color codes

HEX	`#19371D`
RGB	`rgb(25, 55, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 21.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.15, -18.06, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.15, 22.21, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.989, 3.028, 1.642)`
Decimal	`1652509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19371D, 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 #19371D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19371D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #19371D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19371d; }
.text { color: #19371d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19371d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 55 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19371d, #19372c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #19371D?: #19371D 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 #19371D?: The RGB value is 25, 55, 29: 25 red, 55 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19371D?: The complementary color is #371933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19371D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.