What color is #294A22?

#294A22 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294A22?

The RGB value is 41, 74, 34: 41 red, 74 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294A22?

The complementary color is #43224A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294A22 color

#294A22 rgb(41, 74, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #294A22 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 29% green and 13.3% blue (41, 74, 34).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#294A22 color codes

HEX	`#294A22`
RGB	`rgb(41, 74, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 29%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 54%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 54%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, -21.25, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 29.23, 136.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.652, 5.484, 2.379)`
Decimal	`2705954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294A22, 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 #294A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #294A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294a22; }
.text { color: #294a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 74 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294a22, #224a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #294A22?: #294A22 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294A22?: The RGB value is 41, 74, 34: 41 red, 74 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294A22?: The complementary color is #43224A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.