What color is #294210?

#294210 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294210?

The RGB value is 41, 66, 16: 41 red, 66 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294210?

The complementary color is #291042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294210?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294210 color

#294210 rgb(41, 66, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #294210 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 25.9% green and 6.3% blue (41, 66, 16).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 61% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#294210 color codes

HEX	`#294210`
RGB	`rgb(41, 66, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 25.9%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 61%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 76%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 76%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.97, -19.35, 26.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.97, 32.66, 126.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.956, 4.405, 1.185)`
Decimal	`2703888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294210, 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 #294210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294210 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #294210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294210; }
.text { color: #294210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 66 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294210, #104210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #294210?: #294210 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294210?: The RGB value is 41, 66, 16: 41 red, 66 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294210?: The complementary color is #291042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294210?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.