What color is #293C20?

#293C20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293C20?

The RGB value is 41, 60, 32: 41 red, 60 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293C20?

The complementary color is #33203C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293C20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293C20 color

#293C20 rgb(41, 60, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #293C20 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 23.5% green and 12.5% blue (41, 60, 32).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#293C20 color codes

HEX	`#293C20`
RGB	`rgb(41, 60, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 23.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 47%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 47%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.02, -13.95, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.02, 20.43, 133.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.791, 3.807, 1.954)`
Decimal	`2702368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293C20, 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 #293C20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293C20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #293C20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293c20; }
.text { color: #293c20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293c20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 60 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293c20, #203c25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #293C20?: #293C20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293C20?: The RGB value is 41, 60, 32: 41 red, 60 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293C20?: The complementary color is #33203C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293C20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.