What color is #193E2E?

#193E2E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193E2E?

The RGB value is 25, 62, 46: 25 red, 62 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193E2E?

The complementary color is #3E1929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193E2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193E2E color

#193E2E rgb(25, 62, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #193E2E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 24.3% green and 18% blue (25, 62, 46).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#193E2E color codes

HEX	`#193E2E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 62, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 24.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 26%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.17, -17.85, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.17, 18.79, 161.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.616, 3.849, 3.189)`
Decimal	`1654318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193E2E, 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 #193E2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193E2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #193E2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193e2e; }
.text { color: #193e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193e2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 62 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193e2e, #193c3e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #193E2E?: #193E2E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193E2E?: The RGB value is 25, 62, 46: 25 red, 62 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193E2E?: The complementary color is #3E1929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193E2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.