What color is #294F2F?

#294F2F 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 #294F2F?

The RGB value is 41, 79, 47: 41 red, 79 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294F2F?

The complementary color is #4F2949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294F2F color

#294F2F rgb(41, 79, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #294F2F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 31% green and 18.4% blue (41, 79, 47).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 32% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#294F2F color codes

HEX	`#294F2F`
RGB	`rgb(41, 79, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 31%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 32%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 48%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.08, -21.52, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.08, 26.12, 145.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.223, 6.268, 3.676)`
Decimal	`2707247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294F2F, 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 #294F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #294F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294f2f; }
.text { color: #294f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 79 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294f2f, #294f42); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #294F2F?: #294F2F 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 #294F2F?: The RGB value is 41, 79, 47: 41 red, 79 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294F2F?: The complementary color is #4F2949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.