What color is #293119?

#293119 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293119?

The RGB value is 41, 49, 25: 41 red, 49 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293119?

The complementary color is #211931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293119?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293119 color

#293119 rgb(41, 49, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #293119 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 19.2% green and 9.8% blue (41, 49, 25).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#293119 color codes

HEX	`#293119`
RGB	`rgb(41, 49, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 19.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 49%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 49%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.96, -8.46, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.96, 16.52, 120.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.188, 2.738, 1.333)`
Decimal	`2699545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293119, 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 #293119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293119 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #293119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293119; }
.text { color: #293119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 49 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293119, #1d3119); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #293119?: #293119 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293119?: The RGB value is 41, 49, 25: 41 red, 49 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293119?: The complementary color is #211931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293119?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.