What color is #195F42?

#195F42 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #195F42?

The RGB value is 25, 95, 66: 25 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195F42?

The complementary color is #5F1936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#195F42 color

#195F42 rgb(25, 95, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #195F42 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 37.3% green and 25.9% blue (25, 95, 66).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 58% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#195F42 color codes

HEX	`#195F42`
RGB	`rgb(25, 95, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 37.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 58%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 74%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, -29.15, 10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 30.98, 160.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.476, 8.784, 6.56)`
Decimal	`1662786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195F42, 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 #195F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #195F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195f42; }
.text { color: #195f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 95 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195f42, #19595f); }

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Questions

What color is #195F42?: #195F42 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #195F42?: The RGB value is 25, 95, 66: 25 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195F42?: The complementary color is #5F1936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.