What color is #197A28?

#197A28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #197A28?

The RGB value is 25, 122, 40: 25 red, 122 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #197A28?

The complementary color is #7A196B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #197A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#197A28 color

#197A28 rgb(25, 122, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #197A28 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 47.8% green and 15.7% blue (25, 122, 40).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 66% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lush Paradise (#2E7D32), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#197A28 color codes

HEX	`#197A28`
RGB	`rgb(25, 122, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 47.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 66%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 80%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 67%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.63, -44.58, 36.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.63, 57.39, 140.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.743, 14.278, 4.355)`
Decimal	`1669672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #197A28, 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 #197A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#197A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #197A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #197a28; }
.text { color: #197a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #197a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 122 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #197a28, #197a59); }

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Questions

What color is #197A28?: #197A28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #197A28?: The RGB value is 25, 122, 40: 25 red, 122 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #197A28?: The complementary color is #7A196B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #197A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.