What color is #294945?

#294945 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294945?

The RGB value is 41, 73, 69: 41 red, 73 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294945?

The complementary color is #49292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294945 color

#294945 rgb(41, 73, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #294945 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 28.6% green and 27.1% blue (41, 73, 69).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 28% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#294945 color codes

HEX	`#294945`
RGB	`rgb(41, 73, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 28.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 28%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.55, -12.91, -1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.55, 12.97, 185.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.371, 5.666, 6.492)`
Decimal	`2705733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294945, 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 #294945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #294945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294945; }
.text { color: #294945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 73 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294945, #293d49); }

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Questions

What color is #294945?: #294945 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294945?: The RGB value is 41, 73, 69: 41 red, 73 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294945?: The complementary color is #49292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.