What color is #293315?

#293315 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 #293315?

The RGB value is 41, 51, 21: 41 red, 51 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293315?

The complementary color is #1F1533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293315 color

#293315 rgb(41, 51, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #293315 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 20% green and 8.2% blue (41, 51, 21).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#293315 color codes

HEX	`#293315`
RGB	`rgb(41, 51, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 20%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 59%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 59%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.61, -10.28, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.61, 20.31, 120.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.234, 2.893, 1.15)`
Decimal	`2700053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293315, 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 #293315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #293315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293315; }
.text { color: #293315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 51 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293315, #1a3315); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #293315?: #293315 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 #293315?: The RGB value is 41, 51, 21: 41 red, 51 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293315?: The complementary color is #1F1533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.