What color is #195959?

#195959 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #195959?

The RGB value is 25, 89, 89: 25 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195959?

The complementary color is #591919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#195959 color

#195959 rgb(25, 89, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #195959 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 34.9% green and 34.9% blue (25, 89, 89).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 56% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Beau Vert (#0C6064), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#195959 color codes

HEX	`#195959`
RGB	`rgb(25, 89, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 34.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 56%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 72%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.13, -19.52, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.13, 20.38, 196.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.776, 8.072, 10.703)`
Decimal	`1661273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195959, 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 #195959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #195959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195959; }
.text { color: #195959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 89 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195959, #193959); }

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Questions

What color is #195959?: #195959 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #195959?: The RGB value is 25, 89, 89: 25 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195959?: The complementary color is #591919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.