What color is #193F28?

#193F28 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 #193F28?

The RGB value is 25, 63, 40: 25 red, 63 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193F28?

The complementary color is #3F1930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193F28 color

#193F28 rgb(25, 63, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #193F28 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 24.7% green and 15.7% blue (25, 63, 40).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#193F28 color codes

HEX	`#193F28`
RGB	`rgb(25, 63, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 24.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 37%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.39, -19.87, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.39, 22.3, 153.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.561, 3.915, 2.628)`
Decimal	`1654568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193F28, 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 #193F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #193F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193f28; }
.text { color: #193f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 63 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193f28, #193f3b); }

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Questions

What color is #193F28?: #193F28 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 #193F28?: The RGB value is 25, 63, 40: 25 red, 63 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193F28?: The complementary color is #3F1930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.