185C19

#185C19 closest to Lincoln Green

#185C19 is a dark, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Lincoln Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 36.1% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(24, 92, 25)). Its HSL value is 121° hue, 59% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 64% black. #185C19 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.13:1.

#185C19 color conversion

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Variations of #185C19

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#185C19 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#185C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #185C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #564D1F
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E5310
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #525515
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #564D1F
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A531D
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #05594E
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0E5B39
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4F4F4F
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #465346

#185C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.13:1 Very good#185C19 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#185C19 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#185C19 in CSS

/* Lincoln Green */
.color { color: #185C19; }
.background { background-color: #185C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #185C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(24 92 25);
color: hsl(121 59% 23%);
color: oklch(0.418 0.120 143.2);

#185C19 FAQ

What color is #185C19?

#185C19 is a dark, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Lincoln Green. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #185C19?

#185C19 is rgb(24, 92, 25) in RGB, hsl(121, 59%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(74%, 0%, 73%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #185C19?

The complementary color of #185C19 is #5C185B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #185C19?

White text has the best contrast on #185C19: 8.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #185C19 a warm or cool color?

#185C19 is a cool color.