What color is #194944?

#194944 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 #194944?

The RGB value is 25, 73, 68: 25 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194944?

The complementary color is #49191E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194944 color

#194944 rgb(25, 73, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #194944 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 28.6% green and 26.7% blue (25, 73, 68).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#194944 color codes

HEX	`#194944`
RGB	`rgb(25, 73, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 28.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.81, -17.49, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.81, 17.59, 186)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.826, 5.389, 6.306)`
Decimal	`1657156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194944, 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 #194944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #194944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194944; }
.text { color: #194944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 73 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194944, #193649); }

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Questions

What color is #194944?: #194944 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 #194944?: The RGB value is 25, 73, 68: 25 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194944?: The complementary color is #49191E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.