What color is #195A1C?

#195A1C is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #195A1C?

The RGB value is 25, 90, 28: 25 red, 90 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195A1C?

The complementary color is #5A1957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#195A1C color

#195A1C rgb(25, 90, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #195A1C is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 35.3% green and 11% blue (25, 90, 28).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 57% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#195A1C color codes

HEX	`#195A1C`
RGB	`rgb(25, 90, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 35.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 57%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 72%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 69%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.14, -34.12, 29.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.14, 44.85, 139.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.266, 7.602, 2.341)`
Decimal	`1661468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195A1C, 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 #195A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #195A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195a1c; }
.text { color: #195a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 90 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195a1c, #195a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #195A1C?: #195A1C is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #195A1C?: The RGB value is 25, 90, 28: 25 red, 90 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195A1C?: The complementary color is #5A1957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.