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#196E2A

#196e2a ≈ Cadmium Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#196e2a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 43.14% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.82% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 132°, with 62.96% saturation and 26.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.1153

Complementary

  1. #196e2a
  2. #6e195d

Split complementary

  1. #196e2a
  2. #54196e
  3. #6e1932

Analogous

  1. #326e19
  2. #196e2a
  3. #196e54

Triadic

  1. #196e2a
  2. #2a196e
  3. #6e2a19

Tetradic

  1. #196e2a
  2. #195d6e
  3. #6e195d
  4. #6e2a19

Square

  1. #196e2a
  2. #19326e
  3. #6e195d
  4. #6e5419

Monochromatic

  1. #041106
  2. #0b3012
  3. #196e2a
  4. #27ac42
  5. #4ad666

Shades

#196e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #196e2a
  2. #176326
  3. #145822
  4. #124d1d
  5. #0f4219
  6. #0d3715
  7. #0a2c11
  8. #08210d
  9. #051608
  10. #030b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#196e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #196e2a
  2. #307d3f
  3. #478b55
  4. #5e9a6a
  5. #75a87f
  6. #8cb795
  7. #a3c5aa
  8. #bad4bf
  9. #d1e2d4
  10. #e8f1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#196e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #196e2a
  2. #237033
  3. #2e723b
  4. #387344
  5. #42754c
  6. #4d7755
  7. #57795e
  8. #617b66
  9. #6b7c6f
  10. #767e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c664f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706323 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #665d30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #596826 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #52642d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #056c4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-196e2a {
  color: #196e2a;
}
Background
.bg-196e2a {
  background-color: #196e2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-196e2a {
  border: 2px solid #196e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #196e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 110 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 63% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-196e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #196e2a, #196e54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-196e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 110 42 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 5.18 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 5.29 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 5.54 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 7.71 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.95 #008000 Green ΔE 8.45 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.06 #e691d5 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#196e2a  rgb(25, 110, 42)  hsl(132, 63%, 26%)  Cadmium Green
#6e195d  rgb(110, 25, 93)  hsl(312, 63%, 26%)  Byzantium
#2a196e  rgb(42, 25, 110)  hsl(252, 63%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#6e2a19  rgb(110, 42, 25)  hsl(12, 63%, 26%)  Kobe