What color is #293025?

#293025 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293025?

The RGB value is 41, 48, 37: 41 red, 48 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293025?

The complementary color is #2C2530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293025?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293025 color

#293025 rgb(41, 48, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #293025 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 18.8% green and 14.5% blue (41, 48, 37).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#293025 color codes

HEX	`#293025`
RGB	`rgb(41, 48, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 18.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 23%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.88, -5.62, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.88, 8.26, 132.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.305, 2.719, 2.153)`
Decimal	`2699301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293025, 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 #293025	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293025 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #293025 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293025; }
.text { color: #293025; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293025; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 48 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293025, #253027); }

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Questions

What color is #293025?: #293025 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293025?: The RGB value is 41, 48, 37: 41 red, 48 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293025?: The complementary color is #2C2530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293025?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.