What color is #195B21?

#195B21 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 #195B21?

The RGB value is 25, 91, 33: 25 red, 91 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195B21?

The complementary color is #5B1953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#195B21 color

#195B21 rgb(25, 91, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #195B21 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 35.7% green and 12.9% blue (25, 91, 33).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 57% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#195B21 color codes

HEX	`#195B21`
RGB	`rgb(25, 91, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 35.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 57%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 73%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 64%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.56, -33.86, 27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.56, 43.34, 141.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.416, 7.798, 2.711)`
Decimal	`1661729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195B21, 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 #195B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #195B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195b21; }
.text { color: #195b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 91 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195b21, #195b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #195B21?: #195B21 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 #195B21?: The RGB value is 25, 91, 33: 25 red, 91 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195B21?: The complementary color is #5B1953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.