What color is #193917?

#193917 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 #193917?

The RGB value is 25, 57, 23: 25 red, 57 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193917?

The complementary color is #371739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193917 color

#193917 rgb(25, 57, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #193917 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 22.4% green and 9% blue (25, 57, 23).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#193917 color codes

HEX	`#193917`
RGB	`rgb(25, 57, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 22.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 60%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, -20.19, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 26.72, 139.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.019, 3.195, 1.321)`
Decimal	`1653015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193917, 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 #193917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #193917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193917; }
.text { color: #193917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 57 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193917, #173926); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #193917?: #193917 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 #193917?: The RGB value is 25, 57, 23: 25 red, 57 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193917?: The complementary color is #371739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.