What color is #294F26?

#294F26 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 #294F26?

The RGB value is 41, 79, 38: 41 red, 79 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294F26?

The complementary color is #4C264F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294F26 color

#294F26 rgb(41, 79, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #294F26 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 31% green and 14.9% blue (41, 79, 38).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 35% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#294F26 color codes

HEX	`#294F26`
RGB	`rgb(41, 79, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 31%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 35%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 52%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 52%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.92, -23.14, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.92, 30.6, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.06, 6.203, 2.817)`
Decimal	`2707238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294F26, 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 #294F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #294F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294f26; }
.text { color: #294f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 79 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294f26, #264f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #294F26?: #294F26 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 #294F26?: The RGB value is 41, 79, 38: 41 red, 79 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294F26?: The complementary color is #4C264F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.