What color is #293416?

#293416 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 #293416?

The RGB value is 41, 52, 22: 41 red, 52 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293416?

The complementary color is #211634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293416?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293416 color

#293416 rgb(41, 52, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #293416 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 20.4% green and 8.6% blue (41, 52, 22).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#293416 color codes

HEX	`#293416`
RGB	`rgb(41, 52, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 20.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 58%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 58%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, -10.75, 17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 20.42, 121.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.287, 2.985, 1.215)`
Decimal	`2700310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293416, 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 #293416	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293416 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #293416 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293416; }
.text { color: #293416; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293416; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 52 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293416, #1a3416); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #293416?: #293416 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 #293416?: The RGB value is 41, 52, 22: 41 red, 52 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293416?: The complementary color is #211634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293416?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.