What color is #294E37?

#294E37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294E37?

The RGB value is 41, 78, 55: 41 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294E37?

The complementary color is #4E2940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294E37 color

#294E37 rgb(41, 78, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #294E37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 30.6% green and 21.6% blue (41, 78, 55).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#294E37 color codes

HEX	`#294E37`
RGB	`rgb(41, 78, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 30.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.9, -19.3, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.9, 21.55, 153.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.328, 6.196, 4.582)`
Decimal	`2706999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294E37, 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 #294E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #294E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294e37; }
.text { color: #294e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 78 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294e37, #294e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #294E37?: #294E37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294E37?: The RGB value is 41, 78, 55: 41 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294E37?: The complementary color is #4E2940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.