What color is #194039?

#194039 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 #194039?

The RGB value is 25, 64, 57: 25 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194039?

The complementary color is #401920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194039 color

#194039 rgb(25, 64, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #194039 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 25.1% green and 22.4% blue (25, 64, 57).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#194039 color codes

HEX	`#194039`
RGB	`rgb(25, 64, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 25.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 61%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.22, -15.84, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.22, 15.84, 179.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.972, 4.169, 4.518)`
Decimal	`1654841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194039, 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 #194039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #194039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194039; }
.text { color: #194039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 64 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194039, #193340); }

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Questions

What color is #194039?: #194039 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 #194039?: The RGB value is 25, 64, 57: 25 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194039?: The complementary color is #401920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.