Palettes / Colors / #198538

#198538 — Green

#198538 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

#198538 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #851966; it also sits naturally between #318519 and #19856E. 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 52% · Blue 22%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 48%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #198538

.text { color: #198538; }
.background { background-color: #198538; }
.border { border: 3px solid #198538; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(25, 133, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 68%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #198538; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(25, 133, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #198538; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(25, 133, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#198538">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#198538">Div content here</div>

Shades of #198538

Tints of #198538

Tones of #198538

Color harmonies

Complementary — #851966:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #198538: #FFFFFF.

How #198538 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 #198538

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #198538 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #198537  ·  #198539 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #198538?

#198538 is Green, a green color (RGB 25, 133, 56). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #198538?

#198538 is RGB 25, 133, 56 — HSL 137°, 68%, 31% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 58%, 48%.

What colors go with #198538?

Its complement is #851966; analogous partners are #318519 and #19856E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #198538 for text?

White text on #198538 has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.45:1.