What color is #294913?

#294913 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 #294913?

The RGB value is 41, 73, 19: 41 red, 73 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294913?

The complementary color is #331349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294913 color

#294913 rgb(41, 73, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #294913 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 28.6% green and 7.5% blue (41, 73, 19).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 59% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#294913 color codes

HEX	`#294913`
RGB	`rgb(41, 73, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 28.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 59%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 74%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 74%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.53, -22.64, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.53, 35.68, 129.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.414, 5.283, 1.456)`
Decimal	`2705683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294913, 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 #294913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #294913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294913; }
.text { color: #294913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 73 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294913, #134918); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #294913?: #294913 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 #294913?: The RGB value is 41, 73, 19: 41 red, 73 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294913?: The complementary color is #331349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.