What color is #194217?

#194217 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #194217?

The RGB value is 25, 66, 23: 25 red, 66 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194217?

The complementary color is #401742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194217 color

#194217 rgb(25, 66, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #194217 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 25.9% green and 9% blue (25, 66, 23).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#194217 color codes

HEX	`#194217`
RGB	`rgb(25, 66, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 25.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 65%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 65%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.21, -24.54, 21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.21, 32.67, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.504, 4.165, 1.482)`
Decimal	`1655319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194217, 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 #194217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #194217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194217; }
.text { color: #194217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 66 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194217, #17422b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #194217?: #194217 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #194217?: The RGB value is 25, 66, 23: 25 red, 66 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194217?: The complementary color is #401742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.