What color is #293F25?

#293F25 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293F25?

The RGB value is 41, 63, 37: 41 red, 63 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293F25?

The complementary color is #3B253F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293F25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293F25 color

#293F25 rgb(41, 63, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #293F25 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 24.7% green and 14.5% blue (41, 63, 37).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#293F25 color codes

HEX	`#293F25`
RGB	`rgb(41, 63, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 24.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 41%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.19, -14.78, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.19, 19.87, 138.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.026, 4.16, 2.393)`
Decimal	`2703141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293F25, 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 #293F25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293F25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #293F25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293f25; }
.text { color: #293f25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293f25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 63 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293f25, #253f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #293F25?: #293F25 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293F25?: The RGB value is 41, 63, 37: 41 red, 63 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293F25?: The complementary color is #3B253F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293F25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.