What color is #29594B?

#29594B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29594B?

The RGB value is 41, 89, 75: 41 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29594B?

The complementary color is #592937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29594B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29594B color

#29594B rgb(41, 89, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #29594B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (41, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#29594B color codes

HEX	`#29594B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.24, -20.19, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.24, 20.44, 171.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.756, 8.124, 7.92)`
Decimal	`2709835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29594B, 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 #29594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29594B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #29594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29594b; }
.text { color: #29594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29594b, #294f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #29594B?: #29594B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29594B?: The RGB value is 41, 89, 75: 41 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29594B?: The complementary color is #592937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29594B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.