What color is #29403C?

#29403C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29403C?

The RGB value is 41, 64, 60: 41 red, 64 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29403C?

The complementary color is #40292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29403C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29403C color

#29403C rgb(41, 64, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #29403C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 25.1% green and 23.5% blue (41, 64, 60).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#29403C color codes

HEX	`#29403C`
RGB	`rgb(41, 64, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 25.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 36%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.15, -10.03, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.15, 10.04, 182.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.563, 4.464, 4.948)`
Decimal	`2703420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29403C, 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 #29403C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29403C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #29403C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29403c; }
.text { color: #29403c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29403c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 64 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29403c, #293840); }

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Questions

What color is #29403C?: #29403C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29403C?: The RGB value is 41, 64, 60: 41 red, 64 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29403C?: The complementary color is #40292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29403C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.