What color is #293B10?

#293B10 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293B10?

The RGB value is 41, 59, 16: 41 red, 59 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293B10?

The complementary color is #22103B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293B10 color

#293B10 rgb(41, 59, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #293B10 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 23.1% green and 6.3% blue (41, 59, 16).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 77% 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 12.16:1).

#293B10 color codes

HEX	`#293B10`
RGB	`rgb(41, 59, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 23.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 73%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 73%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.43, -15.55, 23.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.43, 28.26, 123.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.572, 3.637, 1.057)`
Decimal	`2702096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293B10, 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 #293B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #293B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293b10; }
.text { color: #293b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 59 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293b10, #143b10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #293B10?: #293B10 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293B10?: The RGB value is 41, 59, 16: 41 red, 59 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293B10?: The complementary color is #22103B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.