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#198321

a dark, vivid green · cool · closest name: Green

RGB
25, 131, 33
HSL
125°, 68%, 31%
CMYK
81, 0, 75, 49
Luminance
0.1655

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #198321 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#198321
Hue
125°
green
Saturation
68%
vivid
Lightness
31%
dark
Brightness
51%
HSV value
Perceived
40%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1655
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
64/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
4.87:1
Closest name
Green
ΔE2000 2.7
Where it sits
Hue125° of 360°
Saturation68%
Lightness31%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool64% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#198321
RGBrgb(25, 131, 33)
HSLhsl(125, 68%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 75%, 49%)
LABlab(47.7 -48.4 42.4)
LCHlch(47.7 64.3 138.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.533 0.163 143.7)
Decimal1671969
Display P3color(display-p3 0.098 0.514 0.129)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #198321;
background-color: #198321;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#198321] bg-[#198321]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #198321;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.098, green: 0.514, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#198321")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF198321)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(33, 131, 25)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #198321 · 4.87:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.87:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.31:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #198321 as text scores 4.87:1 on white and 4.31:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#198321 on white: 4.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#198321 on black: 4.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #867610
deuteranopia · #7A6E2B
tritanopia · #007F70

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #198321 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBF4
#E8F8E9
#CAF2CD
#A1EDA7
#72E47A
#43DB4E
#27CE34
#21AB2B
#198321
#17631D
#0E3E12
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #F3FBF4Darkest = 950 · #0E3E12
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBF4;
  --brand-100: #E8F8E9;
  --brand-200: #CAF2CD;
  --brand-300: #A1EDA7;
  --brand-400: #72E47A;
  --brand-500: #43DB4E;
  --brand-600: #27CE34;
  --brand-700: #21AB2B;
  --brand-800: #198321;
  --brand-900: #17631D;
  --brand-950: #0E3E12;
  --brand: #198321;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #198321

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B51
Captions on the surface
Accent#721686
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#146B1B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFBEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142415
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #198321

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#83197B
Analogous left#468319
Analogous right#198356
Split-complement 1#561983
Split-complement 2#831946
Triadic 1#211983
Triadic 2#832119
Tetradic#194683

RGB percentages

Red9.8%
Green51.4%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow74.8%
Key (black)48.6%

Color previews

#198321 text on a black background

contrast 4.31:1

Card sample

#198321 text on a white background

contrast 4.87:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #198321;
Background color
Panel with #198321 background
background-color: #198321;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #198321;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(25, 131, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(25, 131, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #198321;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #198321, #198368);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #198321

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#198321 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#198321, answered

What color is #198321?

#198321 is a dark vivid green, closest to Green (ΔE2000 2.7). It sits at 125° on the hue wheel with 68% saturation and 31% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #198321?

rgb(25, 131, 33) — 25 red, 131 green and 33 blue out of 255, or 9.8% / 51.4% / 12.9% by channel.

Is #198321 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1655 and perceived brightness is 40%, so white text on it reaches 4.87:1.

Should I use black or white text on #198321?

White. It scores 4.87:1 against #198321, versus 4.31:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #198321?

#83197B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #561983 and #831946, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #198321?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC3 for borders, #4B9B51 for secondary text, #721686 as an accent and #146B1B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #468319 and #198356 stays calm, while #83197B is the loudest partner.

What is #198321 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(81%, 0%, 75%, 49%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #198321 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 64 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #388319; nudged cooler, #178548.

Work with #198321 in the Color Lab