What color is #197549?

#197549 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Succulents. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #197549?

The RGB value is 25, 117, 73: 25 red, 117 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #197549?

The complementary color is #751945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #197549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#197549 color

#197549 rgb(25, 117, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #197549 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 45.9% green and 28.6% blue (25, 117, 73).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 65% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Succulents (#007744), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#197549 color codes

HEX	`#197549`
RGB	`rgb(25, 117, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 45.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 65%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 79%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.37, -37.13, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.37, 40.83, 155.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.964, 13.409, 8.471)`
Decimal	`1668425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #197549, 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 #197549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#197549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #197549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #197549; }
.text { color: #197549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #197549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 117 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #197549, #197375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #197549?: #197549 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Succulents. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #197549?: The RGB value is 25, 117, 73: 25 red, 117 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #197549?: The complementary color is #751945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #197549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.