What color is #193F3B?

#193F3B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #193F3B?

The RGB value is 25, 63, 59: 25 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #193F3B?

The complementary color is #3F191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #193F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#193F3B color

#193F3B rgb(25, 63, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #193F3B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 24.7% green and 23.1% blue (25, 63, 59).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#193F3B color codes

HEX	`#193F3B`
RGB	`rgb(25, 63, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 24.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.92, -14.65, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.92, 14.74, 186.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.967, 4.077, 4.767)`
Decimal	`1654587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #193F3B, 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 #193F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#193F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #193F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #193f3b; }
.text { color: #193f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 63 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #193f3b, #19303f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #193F3B?: #193F3B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #193F3B?: The RGB value is 25, 63, 59: 25 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #193F3B?: The complementary color is #3F191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #193F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.