What color is #199E2E?

#199E2E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #199E2E?

The RGB value is 25, 158, 46: 25 red, 158 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #199E2E?

The complementary color is #9E1989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #199E2E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#199E2E color

#199E2E rgb(25, 158, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #199E2E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 62% green and 18% blue (25, 158, 46).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 73% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pestering Pesto (#119922), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#199E2E color codes

HEX	`#199E2E`
RGB	`rgb(25, 158, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 62%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 73%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 84%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 71%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -55.97, 46.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 72.98, 140.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.12, 24.856, 6.69)`
Decimal	`1678894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #199E2E, 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 #199E2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#199E2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #199E2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #199e2e; }
.text { color: #199e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #199e2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 158 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #199e2e, #199e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #199E2E?: #199E2E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #199E2E?: The RGB value is 25, 158, 46: 25 red, 158 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #199E2E?: The complementary color is #9E1989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #199E2E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.