What color is #19493D?

#19493D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19493D?

The RGB value is 25, 73, 61: 25 red, 73 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19493D?

The complementary color is #491925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19493D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19493D color

#19493D rgb(25, 73, 61)

Shades of teal

The hex color #19493D is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 28.6% green and 23.9% blue (25, 73, 61).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#19493D color codes

HEX	`#19493D`
RGB	`rgb(25, 73, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 28.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.6, -19.6, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.6, 19.75, 173.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.625, 5.308, 5.248)`
Decimal	`1657149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19493D, 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 #19493D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#19493D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #19493D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19493d; }
.text { color: #19493d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19493d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 73 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19493d, #193d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #19493D?: #19493D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19493D?: The RGB value is 25, 73, 61: 25 red, 73 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19493D?: The complementary color is #491925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19493D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.