What color is #198C6B?

#198C6B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #198C6B?

The RGB value is 25, 140, 107: 25 red, 140 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #198C6B?

The complementary color is #8C193A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #198C6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#198C6B color

#198C6B rgb(25, 140, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #198C6B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 54.9% green and 42% blue (25, 140, 107).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 70% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#198C6B color codes

HEX	`#198C6B`
RGB	`rgb(25, 140, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 54.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 70%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 82%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -38.71, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 39.76, 166.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.431, 20.023, 17.117)`
Decimal	`1674347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #198C6B, 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 #198C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#198C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	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 #198C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #198c6b; }
.text { color: #198c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #198c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 140 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #198c6b, #19748c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #198C6B?: #198C6B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #198C6B?: The RGB value is 25, 140, 107: 25 red, 140 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #198C6B?: The complementary color is #8C193A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #198C6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.