Palettes / Colors / #196136

#196136 — Deep Green

#196136 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

#196136 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #611944; it also sits naturally between #206119 and #19615A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 10% · Green 38% · Blue 21%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 62%

Previews

CSS code for #196136

.text { color: #196136; }
.background { background-color: #196136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #196136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(25, 97, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 59%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #196136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(25, 97, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #196136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(25, 97, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#196136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#196136">Div content here</div>

Shades of #196136

Tints of #196136

Tones of #196136

Color harmonies

Complementary — #611944:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #196136: #FFFFFF.

How #196136 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #196136 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #196136?

#196136 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 25, 97, 54). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #196136?

#196136 is RGB 25, 97, 54 — HSL 144°, 59%, 24% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 44%, 62%.

What colors go with #196136?

Its complement is #611944; analogous partners are #206119 and #19615A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #196136 for text?

White text on #196136 has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.80:1.