What color is #294416?

#294416 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 #294416?

The RGB value is 41, 68, 22: 41 red, 68 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294416?

The complementary color is #311644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294416?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294416 color

#294416 rgb(41, 68, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #294416 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 26.7% green and 8.6% blue (41, 68, 22).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#294416 color codes

HEX	`#294416`
RGB	`rgb(41, 68, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 26.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 68%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 68%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.75, -19.77, 24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.75, 31.18, 129.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.126, 4.663, 1.494)`
Decimal	`2704406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294416, 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 #294416	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294416 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #294416 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294416; }
.text { color: #294416; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294416; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 68 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294416, #16441a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #294416?: #294416 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 #294416?: The RGB value is 41, 68, 22: 41 red, 68 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294416?: The complementary color is #311644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294416?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.