What color is #194638?

#194638 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #194638?

The RGB value is 25, 70, 56: 25 red, 70 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194638?

The complementary color is #461927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194638 color

#194638 rgb(25, 70, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #194638 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 27.5% green and 22% blue (25, 70, 56).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#194638 color codes

HEX	`#194638`
RGB	`rgb(25, 70, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 27.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.37, -19.43, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.37, 19.81, 168.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.305, 4.872, 4.507)`
Decimal	`1656376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194638, 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 #194638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #194638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194638; }
.text { color: #194638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 70 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194638, #193e46); }

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Questions

What color is #194638?: #194638 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #194638?: The RGB value is 25, 70, 56: 25 red, 70 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194638?: The complementary color is #461927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.