What color is #29381E?

#29381E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29381E?

The RGB value is 41, 56, 30: 41 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29381E?

The complementary color is #2D1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29381E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29381E color

#29381E rgb(41, 56, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #29381E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 22% green and 11.8% blue (41, 56, 30).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#29381E color codes

HEX	`#29381E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 56, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 22%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.56, -11.94, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.56, 18.63, 129.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.563, 3.393, 1.748)`
Decimal	`2701342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29381E, 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 #29381E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29381E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #29381E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29381e; }
.text { color: #29381e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29381e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 56 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29381e, #1e3820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #29381E?: #29381E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29381E?: The RGB value is 41, 56, 30: 41 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29381E?: The complementary color is #2D1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29381E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.