What color is #293E37?

#293E37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293E37?

The RGB value is 41, 62, 55: 41 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293E37?

The complementary color is #3E2930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293E37 color

#293E37 rgb(41, 62, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #293E37 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 24.3% green and 21.6% blue (41, 62, 55).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#293E37 color codes

HEX	`#293E37`
RGB	`rgb(41, 62, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 24.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 11%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.3, -10.15, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.3, 10.28, 170.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.326, 4.192, 4.248)`
Decimal	`2702903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293E37, 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 #293E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #293E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293e37; }
.text { color: #293e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 62 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293e37, #293b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #293E37?: #293E37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293E37?: The RGB value is 41, 62, 55: 41 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293E37?: The complementary color is #3E2930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.