What color is #294544?

#294544 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294544?

The RGB value is 41, 69, 68: 41 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294544?

The complementary color is #45292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294544 color

#294544 rgb(41, 69, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #294544 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 27.1% green and 26.7% blue (41, 69, 68).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#294544 color codes

HEX	`#294544`
RGB	`rgb(41, 69, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 27.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.14, -10.81, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.14, 11.16, 194.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.086, 5.145, 6.245)`
Decimal	`2704708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294544, 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 #294544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #294544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294544; }
.text { color: #294544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 69 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294544, #293845); }

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Questions

What color is #294544?: #294544 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294544?: The RGB value is 41, 69, 68: 41 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294544?: The complementary color is #45292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.