What color is #194440?

#194440 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 #194440?

The RGB value is 25, 68, 64: 25 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194440?

The complementary color is #44191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194440 color

#194440 rgb(25, 68, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #194440 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 26.7% green and 25.1% blue (25, 68, 64).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#194440 color codes

HEX	`#194440`
RGB	`rgb(25, 68, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 26.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.89, -15.94, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.89, 16.08, 187.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.393, 4.711, 5.58)`
Decimal	`1655872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194440, 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 #194440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #194440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194440; }
.text { color: #194440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 68 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194440, #193244); }

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Questions

What color is #194440?: #194440 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 #194440?: The RGB value is 25, 68, 64: 25 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194440?: The complementary color is #44191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.