What color is #294B46?

#294B46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294B46?

The RGB value is 41, 75, 70: 41 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294B46?

The complementary color is #4B292E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294B46 color

#294B46 rgb(41, 75, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #294B46 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 29.4% green and 27.5% blue (41, 75, 70).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 29% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#294B46 color codes

HEX	`#294B46`
RGB	`rgb(41, 75, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 29.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 29%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 45%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, -13.79, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 13.82, 183.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.536, 5.945, 6.702)`
Decimal	`2706246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294B46, 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 #294B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #294B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294b46; }
.text { color: #294b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 75 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294b46, #293f4b); }

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Questions

What color is #294B46?: #294B46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294B46?: The RGB value is 41, 75, 70: 41 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294B46?: The complementary color is #4B292E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.