What color is #294240?

#294240 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294240?

The RGB value is 41, 66, 64: 41 red, 66 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294240?

The complementary color is #42292B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294240?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294240 color

#294240 rgb(41, 66, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #294240 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 25.9% green and 25.1% blue (41, 66, 64).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#294240 color codes

HEX	`#294240`
RGB	`rgb(41, 66, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 25.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 38%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.97, -10.14, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.97, 10.31, 190.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.788, 4.738, 5.564)`
Decimal	`2703936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294240, 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 #294240	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294240 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #294240 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294240; }
.text { color: #294240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294240; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 66 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294240, #293742); }

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Questions

What color is #294240?: #294240 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294240?: The RGB value is 41, 66, 64: 41 red, 66 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294240?: The complementary color is #42292B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294240?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.