What color is #294C3A?

#294C3A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294C3A?

The RGB value is 41, 76, 58: 41 red, 76 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294C3A?

The complementary color is #4C293B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294C3A?

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.

#294C3A color

#294C3A rgb(41, 76, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #294C3A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 29.8% green and 22.7% blue (41, 76, 58).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 30% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#294C3A color codes

HEX	`#294C3A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 76, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 29.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 30%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 46%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 24%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, -17.51, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 18.78, 158.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.262, 5.945, 4.925)`
Decimal	`2706490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294C3A, 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 #294C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294C3A 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 #294C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294c3a; }
.text { color: #294c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 76 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294c3a, #294c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #294C3A?: #294C3A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294C3A?: The RGB value is 41, 76, 58: 41 red, 76 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294C3A?: The complementary color is #4C293B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294C3A?: 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.