What color is #294D40?

#294D40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294D40?

The RGB value is 41, 77, 64: 41 red, 77 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294D40?

The complementary color is #4D2936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294D40 color

#294D40 rgb(41, 77, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #294D40 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 30.2% green and 25.1% blue (41, 77, 64).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#294D40 color codes

HEX	`#294D40`
RGB	`rgb(41, 77, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 30.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 17%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.79, -16.56, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.79, 16.96, 167.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.493, 6.149, 5.8)`
Decimal	`2706752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294D40, 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 #294D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #294D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294d40; }
.text { color: #294d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 77 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294d40, #29484d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #294D40?: #294D40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294D40?: The RGB value is 41, 77, 64: 41 red, 77 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294D40?: The complementary color is #4D2936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.