What color is #29AB87?

#29AB87 is a moderate spring green known as Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Herbal?

The RGB value is 41, 171, 135: 41 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Herbal?

The complementary color is #AB294D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29AB87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Herbal color: hex code #29AB87

#29AB87 rgb(41, 171, 135)

Shades of green

Herbal has the hex code #29AB87. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 67.1% green and 52.9% blue (41, 171, 135).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 61% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

Herbal (#29AB87) color codes

HEX	`#29AB87`
RGB	`rgb(41, 171, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 67.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 61%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 76%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, -43, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 43.89, 168.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.848, 31.344, 27.921)`
Decimal	`2730887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Herbal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #29AB87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#29AB87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #29AB87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29ab87; }
.text { color: #29ab87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29ab87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 171 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29ab87, #298eab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #29AB87 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #29AB87?: #29AB87 is a moderate spring green known as Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Herbal?: The RGB value is 41, 171, 135: 41 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Herbal?: The complementary color is #AB294D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29AB87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.