What color is #193B20?

#193B20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193B20?

The RGB value is 25, 59, 32: 25 red, 59 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193B20?

The complementary color is #3B1934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193B20 color

#193B20 rgb(25, 59, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #193B20 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 23.1% green and 12.5% blue (25, 59, 32).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#193B20 color codes

HEX	`#193B20`
RGB	`rgb(25, 59, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 23.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 58%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 46%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.72, -19.55, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.72, 23.5, 146.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.225, 3.439, 1.913)`
Decimal	`1653536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193B20, 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 #193B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #193B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193b20; }
.text { color: #193b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 59 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193b20, #193b31); }

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Questions

What color is #193B20?: #193B20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193B20?: The RGB value is 25, 59, 32: 25 red, 59 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193B20?: The complementary color is #3B1934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.