What color is #193E26?

#193E26 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193E26?

The RGB value is 25, 62, 38: 25 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193E26?

The complementary color is #3E1931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193E26 color

#193E26 rgb(25, 62, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #193E26 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 24.3% green and 14.9% blue (25, 62, 38).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#193E26 color codes

HEX	`#193E26`
RGB	`rgb(25, 62, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 24.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 39%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.97, -19.81, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.97, 22.58, 151.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.473, 3.792, 2.435)`
Decimal	`1654310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193E26, 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 #193E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #193E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193e26; }
.text { color: #193e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 62 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193e26, #193e38); }

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Questions

What color is #193E26?: #193E26 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193E26?: The RGB value is 25, 62, 38: 25 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193E26?: The complementary color is #3E1931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.