What color is #194935?

#194935 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #194935?

The RGB value is 25, 73, 53: 25 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194935?

The complementary color is #49192D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194935 color

#194935 rgb(25, 73, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #194935 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 28.6% green and 20.8% blue (25, 73, 53).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#194935 color codes

HEX	`#194935`
RGB	`rgb(25, 73, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 28.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.38, -21.8, 7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.38, 22.97, 161.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.426, 5.228, 4.196)`
Decimal	`1657141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194935, 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 #194935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #194935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194935; }
.text { color: #194935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 73 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194935, #194549); }

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Questions

What color is #194935?: #194935 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #194935?: The RGB value is 25, 73, 53: 25 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194935?: The complementary color is #49192D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.