What color is #195B22?

#195B22 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color O Tannenbaum. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #195B22?

The RGB value is 25, 91, 34: 25 red, 91 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195B22?

The complementary color is #5B1952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195B22?

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.

#195B22 color

#195B22 rgb(25, 91, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #195B22 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 35.7% green and 13.3% blue (25, 91, 34).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 57% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is O Tannenbaum (#005522), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#195B22 color codes

HEX	`#195B22`
RGB	`rgb(25, 91, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 35.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 57%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 73%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 63%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.57, -33.72, 26.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.57, 42.91, 141.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.43, 7.804, 2.786)`
Decimal	`1661730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195B22, 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 #195B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195B22 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 #195B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195b22; }
.text { color: #195b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 91 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195b22, #195b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #195B22?: #195B22 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color O Tannenbaum. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #195B22?: The RGB value is 25, 91, 34: 25 red, 91 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195B22?: The complementary color is #5B1952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195B22?: 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.