What color is #193E14?

#193E14 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193E14?

The RGB value is 25, 62, 20: 25 red, 62 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193E14?

The complementary color is #39143E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193E14 color

#193E14 rgb(25, 62, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #193E14 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 24.3% green and 7.8% blue (25, 62, 20).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 51% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#193E14 color codes

HEX	`#193E14`
RGB	`rgb(25, 62, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 24.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 51%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 68%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 68%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.66, -23.09, 21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.66, 31.51, 137.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.25, 3.702, 1.258)`
Decimal	`1654292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193E14, 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 #193E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #193E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193e14; }
.text { color: #193e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 62 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193e14, #143e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #193E14?: #193E14 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193E14?: The RGB value is 25, 62, 20: 25 red, 62 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193E14?: The complementary color is #39143E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.