What color is #195551?

#195551 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #195551?

The RGB value is 25, 85, 81: 25 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195551?

The complementary color is #55191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#195551 color

#195551 rgb(25, 85, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #195551 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (25, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 55% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#195551 color codes

HEX	`#195551`
RGB	`rgb(25, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 55%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 71%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.47, -19.93, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.47, 20.2, 189.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.134, 7.297, 8.921)`
Decimal	`1660241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195551, 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 #195551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #195551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195551; }
.text { color: #195551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195551, #193b55); }

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Questions

What color is #195551?: #195551 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #195551?: The RGB value is 25, 85, 81: 25 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195551?: The complementary color is #55191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.