What color is #294B15?

#294B15 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 #294B15?

The RGB value is 41, 75, 21: 41 red, 75 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294B15?

The complementary color is #37154B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294B15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294B15 color

#294B15 rgb(41, 75, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #294B15 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 29.4% green and 8.2% blue (41, 75, 21).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 56% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#294B15 color codes

HEX	`#294B15`
RGB	`rgb(41, 75, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 29.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 56%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 72%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 72%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, -23.43, 27.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 36.05, 130.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.566, 5.558, 1.594)`
Decimal	`2706197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294B15, 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 #294B15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294B15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #294B15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294b15; }
.text { color: #294b15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294b15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 75 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294b15, #154b1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #294B15?: #294B15 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 #294B15?: The RGB value is 41, 75, 21: 41 red, 75 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294B15?: The complementary color is #37154B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294B15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.