What color is #294539?

#294539 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294539?

The RGB value is 41, 69, 57: 41 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294539?

The complementary color is #452935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294539 color

#294539 rgb(41, 69, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #294539 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 27.1% green and 22.4% blue (41, 69, 57).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#294539 color codes

HEX	`#294539`
RGB	`rgb(41, 69, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 27.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.8, -13.8, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.8, 14.35, 164.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.781, 5.023, 4.64)`
Decimal	`2704697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294539, 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 #294539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #294539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294539; }
.text { color: #294539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 69 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294539, #294345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #294539?: #294539 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294539?: The RGB value is 41, 69, 57: 41 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294539?: The complementary color is #452935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.