What color is #198F28?

#198F28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #198F28?

The RGB value is 25, 143, 40: 25 red, 143 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #198F28?

The complementary color is #8F1980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #198F28?

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.

#198F28 color

#198F28 rgb(25, 143, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #198F28 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 56.1% green and 15.7% blue (25, 143, 40).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 70% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#198F28 color codes

HEX	`#198F28`
RGB	`rgb(25, 143, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 56.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 70%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 83%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 72%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, -51.7, 43.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 67.83, 139.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.606, 20.004, 5.309)`
Decimal	`1675048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #198F28, 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 #198F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#198F28 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 #198F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #198f28; }
.text { color: #198f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #198f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 143 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #198f28, #198f63); }

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Questions

What color is #198F28?: #198F28 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #198F28?: The RGB value is 25, 143, 40: 25 red, 143 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #198F28?: The complementary color is #8F1980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #198F28?: 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.