What color is #194D4E?

#194D4E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #194D4E?

The RGB value is 25, 77, 78: 25 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #194D4E?

The complementary color is #4E1A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #194D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#194D4E color

#194D4E rgb(25, 77, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #194D4E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (25, 77, 78).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#194D4E color codes

HEX	`#194D4E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 77, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 30.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 51%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 1%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.57, -16.51, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.57, 17.46, 199.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.429, 6.064, 8.143)`
Decimal	`1658190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #194D4E, 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 #194D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#194D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #194D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #194d4e; }
.text { color: #194d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #194d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 77 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #194d4e, #19324e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #194D4E?: #194D4E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #194D4E?: The RGB value is 25, 77, 78: 25 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #194D4E?: The complementary color is #4E1A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #194D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.