What color is #293A34?

#293A34 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293A34?

The RGB value is 41, 58, 52: 41 red, 58 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293A34?

The complementary color is #3A292F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293A34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293A34 color

#293A34 rgb(41, 58, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #293A34 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 22.7% green and 20.4% blue (41, 58, 52).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#293A34 color codes

HEX	`#293A34`
RGB	`rgb(41, 58, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 22.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.81, -8.45, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.81, 8.58, 169.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.047, 3.745, 3.811)`
Decimal	`2701876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293A34, 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 #293A34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293A34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #293A34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293a34; }
.text { color: #293a34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293a34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 58 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293a34, #29383a); }

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Questions

What color is #293A34?: #293A34 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293A34?: The RGB value is 41, 58, 52: 41 red, 58 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293A34?: The complementary color is #3A292F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293A34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.