What color is #294D23?

#294D23 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294D23?

The RGB value is 41, 77, 35: 41 red, 77 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294D23?

The complementary color is #47234D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294D23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294D23 color

#294D23 rgb(41, 77, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #294D23 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 30.2% green and 13.7% blue (41, 77, 35).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 37% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#294D23 color codes

HEX	`#294D23`
RGB	`rgb(41, 77, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 30.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 37%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 55%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 55%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.16, -22.62, 20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.16, 30.75, 137.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.872, 5.9, 2.525)`
Decimal	`2706723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294D23, 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 #294D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #294D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294d23; }
.text { color: #294d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 77 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294d23, #234d32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #294D23?: #294D23 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294D23?: The RGB value is 41, 77, 35: 41 red, 77 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294D23?: The complementary color is #47234D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294D23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.