What color is #293A15?

#293A15 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 #293A15?

The RGB value is 41, 58, 21: 41 red, 58 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293A15?

The complementary color is #26153A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293A15 color

#293A15 rgb(41, 58, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #293A15 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 22.7% green and 8.2% blue (41, 58, 21).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#293A15 color codes

HEX	`#293A15`
RGB	`rgb(41, 58, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 22.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 64%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 64%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, -14.42, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 25.07, 125.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.563, 3.552, 1.26)`
Decimal	`2701845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293A15, 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 #293A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #293A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293a15; }
.text { color: #293a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 58 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293a15, #173a15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #293A15?: #293A15 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 #293A15?: The RGB value is 41, 58, 21: 41 red, 58 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293A15?: The complementary color is #26153A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.